Do you ever wake up crying?  I do. The world seems overwhelming sometimes, but especially when the pressures of Christmas bear down on you.  Doing the right things.  Getting the right things.  Giving the right things.  Knowing the right things.  Making it to all the things.  Wrapping all the things.  Celebrating all the things.  And … Continue reading There is a Light.

I’m having a fat day. Nothing feels good on my body that doesn’t have “stretch” in the name.  I am using all the contouring tricks I know, and my hair has extra volume. If I wore Spanx, this would be a Spanx day, but I kind of have a rule against hating my life due … Continue reading Beauty is fleeting…

My middlemost is eight today.  He was four when his dad died suddenly.  A very special 4-year-old, who didn’t fully understand connecting to people and had trouble trusting…anyone.  When your trust circle is tiny, any losses are astronomical.   He lost one of three people he truly counted on that night and he didn’t really understand … Continue reading My Middlemost

Oh My Stars!!  My husband and I just survived the perfect storm: Halloween, parent-teacher conferences, and daylight savings time collided with four days off of school crescendoing into our church’s Family Fall Fest on Sunday night.  A great place for fellowship, fun, and for our teens to serve…yet also a place filled with tons of … Continue reading 8 Things I’ve Learned About Parent-Teacher Conferences As My Kids Get Older

The person who wrote “the days are long, but the years are short,” was not a stay at home mom in the 7th circle of hell - also known as the last month of summer break.  Nor were they a mom with threenagers and teenagers and everything in between in the same house.  No, they … Continue reading The Years Are Short…