And she was as ready as can be. Happy dance ready! And loved every minute of it.
What Really Matters
“I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, more accessible, to loosen my heart until it becomes a wing, a torch, a promise.” “I choose to risk my significance; to live so… Read More
Happy Birthday, {Big Boy} Bug!
I was examining the fine, downy swirls of peach fuzz on your neck and arms the other day when it hit me. One day this stuff is going to be courser. And darker. And most likely, spread across your face in some sort of suave goatee fashion. And I’m not quite sure how I feel about all this. I now… Read More
Lettuce Be Real
It came up in conversation with a precious friend the other day…the difference between how cool and confident we may appear on the outside, and how insecure and fearful we may be on the inside. And, as it often does when I process ‘life’, my garden came to mind. I’ve never grown lettuce before, and was quite delighted at the… Read More
Ramblings of a Sappy Mom
Maybe it’s because I’ve got Jim Brickman playing softly on Pandora while I frittle away, but I’m feeling awfully nostalgic this evening. No, I’m not pregnant. {I peed on a stick to prove it. One line, folks.} But today, my mommy heart is full. content. in love. My heart swells at the mere thought of my sleeping babies, and for… Read More
Mother’s Day Thoughts & May Desktop Wallpaper
I love being a mum! On most days, that is. One of the greatest gifts I’ve been given in life, is the example my own mother fleshed out. In her extravagant love for my father, her unconditional love for their 4 crazy girls, and her authentic love for her God. In thinking about this day, set apart for honoring and… Read More
Hormones, Crafts & Snow {this week, in no particular order)
Firstly, the blah: I’ve been having hot flashes lately {ugh!}. And then I left the house in my slippers {yikes}. For 6 hours {gasp}. I think I’m getting old. I haven’t written anything of substance for the past few weeks. There only seems time and mental energy for drivel. Forgive me. Contemplative and encouraging text will return soon, I promise…. Read More
The Battle Plan
Every neurotic, type-A, control-freakish, list-loving smart woman has a battle plan for when she turns 30, right? {Just humor me here} I thought so. For as long as I can recall, I have loved the idea of being “in my thirties”. It’s a stage of life when one has enough years under their belt to have some experiential knowledge to… Read More
The Birds and The Bees…and Some Little Apple Seeds
While my hubby and I love talking to couples about the {regrettably under-talked about, within-the-context-of-the-Christian-community} topic of sex, and the undeniably crucial role it plays within a healthy marriage…we really didn’t know how – or when – to broach the subject with our kids. We actually look forward to having “the talk” with them when they’re older, to… Read More
Confessions of a {Crabby} Mom
There are days that I would much rather hide under the covers than emerge, and most certainly not as a friendly, perky mom. Or even a semi alert one. I’d rather stay in bed. Maybe sleep for 3 days. And get back with ya later, kid. Sometimes the thought of another day, especially if it even mildly resembles the one… Read More
Coming Up For Air
In this house we do dishes, yes… But we also do wild. Unorthodox. We do mistakes. We do second chances. And third. And four hundred and seventy-ninth. *thankfully* We do silly. We do laughter. We do real. We do tomfoolery. {and plenty more mistakes} We do “I’m sorry’s”. {A lot of “I’m sorry’s”} We do loud. We do long… Read More
The Wild, The Wacky, The Wonderful
…we got to experience it all at the Saginaw Zoo. Well, not all. But you know, we worked through our disappointment {over no lions, or tigers, or bears…oh my}. What we did score out of the deal was a delicious morning of adventure with our new friends, a yummy picnic lunch, and 4 {relatively} well-behaved toddlers enjoying the gloriously warm,… Read More
