Today’s been a… bread baking, furniture rearranging, horizontal stripe wearing, stuck on these words, Phil Wickham listening sort of day. How was your Thursday?  

Sometimes there are seemingly ordinary parts of the day that you realize you want to somehow remember forever because are they really ordinary? Or are they the special things that make up the wonderful life you’ve been given? Today I walked into the local fire station to vote. It was so eerily similar to the… Continue reading special things

A cousin broke in my baby’s Moses Basket the other afternoon. Such sweetness. My little one will have so many cousin playmates. I love that.

Dear One Year Ago, At this point, One Year Ago, I had woken, earlier than I needed to, in an absolute giddy state. I wandered around my childhood home in a trance, nothing to do, and needing something in a terrible way to keep me busy. Girls slowly started to arrive from other bedrooms or… Continue reading One Year

Today I’ve worn leggings. All day. They weren’t intended to be worn that long when I first slipped into them this morning, but as the day progressed they just seemed to be needed. You ever have one of those days? You know, the kind where you need comfortable clothing? Today I also put one of… Continue reading untitled

We’re in the 30th week, dear baby of ours. This means you could make your appearance in about 10 weeks. Or 11 weeks. Or even 12 weeks if you get real comfortable in there. I’m eager to meet you — to know what you are, to name you, to have a body to hold, and… Continue reading 30.

There really is something so very intoxicating about the beginning of fall, chilled mornings. You wake quickly as you push the covers off and the cold hits you. An extra sweatshirt is grabbed to put over the one you already wore to bed, warm socks are pulled from their drawer, and slippers are frantically located.… Continue reading Fall Mornings

For you see, each day I love you more Today more than yesterday and less than tomorrow. ~Rosemonde Gerard

Every Wednesday I spend my morning playing dragons, doctor, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and reminding an almost-two year old to go potty every hour and a half or so. Throw a baby into the mix and there’s a bit of bottle feeding, burping, and diaper changing that also happens. Lunch time comes and one… Continue reading Wednesdays

Mornings come early in this place. A walk is taken, sandwiches, yogurt, a granola bar, a cheese stick, and fruit is packed for a day in the office, and breakfast is made. We alternate between scrambled eggs with toast and oatmeal around these parts. He likes the eggs better and I like the oatmeal better.… Continue reading new things