i recently wrote to a friend, “i’m in love with my family.” and i am. this wild, crazy, loud, and chaotic lot — it’s my favorite.  i know, i know, i know, I KNOW that i’m blessed and i don’t want to take any of it for granted.  not the love, not the friendships, not… Continue reading the family

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dear Next Week, i’m already looking ahead to you (even though This Week hasn’t even finished yet).  i’ll work five whole days of you (promise) and be quite busy prepping my world for five evening meetings in a row.  i only have four evening commitments before Following Week begins (welcoming some more evening plans), but… Continue reading next week

it’s fun when you realize that your sister has become your friend. this one — with the high pitched giggle, hyperextended elbows just like me, infectious sparkling eyes, and dreams to spend her days in a hot climate with children who will soak up the love she has to give — she’s my friend.

i just made these and oh-dear-heaven-and-earth-and-everything-else-there-possibly-could-be — they seem divine.  i won’t actually know since i made them for a bake sale my cousin is having tomorrow. I KNOW — who bakes an unknown recipe for a bake sale?! apparently i do.  i like to live life on the wild side (you can laugh now).… Continue reading nutella cream cheese swirl brownies

dear kaesespaetzle, i’ve found you.  i know we’ve been separated for almost three and a half years but we don’t have to be anymore.  i’ve been given a very simple recipe to start with and now i will search for edam cheese.  once found, we shall be able to be the best of friends again.… Continue reading kaesespaetzle

in the middle this grey, cold, tired sort of monday, i pulled up a photo from our trip in september.  we had decided to go to burlington and thrift.  i was excited because i love thrift stores, burlington, and i was pretty convinced she’s one of the coolest things so why wouldn’t i want to… Continue reading full of my sentimental feelings

i should be thinking about my busy sunday right now.  if i was being responsible i would be putting together a song list and starting to consider what should be said at the sunday night young adult gathering.  but sometimes, when there’s much to be taken care of, instead of being inspired, i find myself… Continue reading a wandering sort of afternoon

after claiming such a strong immune system for so long (hey, all the bugs & strep that went through the family in the last few years somehow bypassed me — strong immune system), weeks ago i fell prey to the wretched flu that ravaged everything and everyone (and i’m slightly dramatic).  for days i curled… Continue reading pass the vitamin C

i have a childhood love that’s stayed true through all the years of change.  allow me to indulge now and then with some classic (that’s a very important word) Pooh. “By the time it came to the edge of the Forest, the stream had grown up, so that it was almost a river, and, being… Continue reading youthful enthusiasm