Pretty big news around here…. We now have four little readers in our house! Our four-year-old just joined the reading ranks, and immediately flew through four entire books. All he wants to do now is read, which so, so great!! But any parent of reading-age children knows, as rewarding and amazing as it is to see
Oh my. I know I’m super behind on life when I’m finally posting my two-Sundays-ago looks (we were home sick this past Sunday)…. And the holidays have not even started, yet! Oh well, doing my best and chuggin’ along, here. So, my favorite part about my look is the pom-pom shoes, of course. When I was standing in
Wowzers. I feel like life is in constant fast-forward mode lately, but I’m still stuck in human speed. I’m all, How is it Monday already? What happened last week? (But I quickly kinda remember.) We have an extra-full school load this year that I’m teaching, and we’ve added a lot of activities and sports for the
Ugh. Yesterday was so ugly in terms of how people were behaving on social media, and the media in general, that I just Can’t anymore. The election is done, and we are moving forward in a direction that I hope, and will be fervently praying, is a very wise one for our country. Enough of
What an absolutely glorious time of year. We’ve had a lot of rain and gloom lately, which I love (so cozy!), but it seems we’re moving back to our dazzling, sunny days, which is also pretty spectacular. I’ve missed seeing our gorgeous snowcaps, after all those days of cloud-shrouding! Soaking up these last beautiful days of
I love date nights!! My husband is my favorite person in this whole wide world, and getting to spend alone time with him always gets me so excited. We’re coming up on 17 years of marriage (17!! How did that happen?!), and I feel like my heart somehow stretches more and more full of love
As we were settling into our row last Sunday, my youngest swished my skirt, gave me a squinty-eyed once over, and then said, “You look like that American Girl doll.” Still not clear if he thought that was a good or bad thing? I never know with him. So, here I am in all my
I loved my father-in-law. I don’t truly “love” (in the deep sense of the word) very many people, but I loved him. I don’t really have much of a relationship with my own dad, so I cherished the meaningful one I was able to build with my father-in-law, and thought of him as my true dad. Yesterday marked one
Kindness. It’s so simple, so easy to show and give, and goes such a very long way in encouraging others. And yet, in this vast, mobile-social world in which we daily interact, kindness is so very rarely seen. This is not a social media bashing – there are many wonderful things I love about social
October 1st. I can’t believe it. It’s been almost a year since we lost our beloved Grandpa. I think it’s because our lives were so full of him this time last year, that these past few weeks have felt a little more achey. The children talk about him often, though no longer followed with heartbreaking sobs. I’ve wondered