• The Once-a-Year Photo

    Once a year, I want a picture with my kids.  Just once.  Just with the kids.  On Mother’s Day, when we’re all dressed up for church and looking pretty, I always ask Chris…

  • Such is the Joy of Motherhood.

    Well, friends.  I hope you had as lovely a Mother’s Day weekend as I did.  Whether you celebrated with your mom, gave thanks for being a mom, grieved the loss of a mom,…

  • Laid Off and Moving On

    This morning, Chris sent me an email that said one of our best friends had been suddenly laid off from his job.  I was shocked because our friend had just moved here to…

  • Gracie’s Room Update

    Lately, we have been sending Gracie to her room when she gets really worked up. If we can’t play in water for whatever reason and I can’t get her to calm down any…