Family Makes the Holidays Special
We were barely home from a rainy week at the beach in early September when I felt the insistent pull…
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We were barely home from a rainy week at the beach in early September when I felt the insistent pull…
Continue ReadingTo my son, Today you came home upset. You didn’t want to talk about it, so I gave you a…
Continue ReadingSoft October light floods the room as I softly glide in the rocking chair, nursing my baby boy to sleep.…
Continue ReadingOne of my favorite quotes says, “The opposite of a hot mess is cold, predictable, and tidy. That’s not where…
Continue ReadingThere is not one day that wrestling doesn't take place—even during family pictures. Or ever one full day of a…
Continue ReadingFor as long as I can remember, Christmas cards have been a highlight of my Christmas season. Growing up, my…
Continue ReadingI’ll never forget the terror that pierced my heart when I found out I was pregnant. My mother was abusive…
Continue ReadingA cow on our farm had twins today, and it’s rare for a cow to birth healthy twins. This wasn’t…
Continue ReadingI am a mother of three . . . with only two living children. So often, when people ask, “How…
Continue ReadingThe consensus these days is that school is hard. Like, way harder than it used to be. I spend all…
Continue ReadingWe often hear phrases like “God won’t give you more than you can handle,” which sounds super scriptural and holy,…
Continue ReadingThe day after my 13-year-old daughter asked to use my makeup to cover the splotches of acne dotting her T-zone,…
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