Our Home is Full of Laundry, Dishes, Dust—and Love
My house will never be worthy of photographs. It will always have dust in the corners, a random piece of…
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My house will never be worthy of photographs. It will always have dust in the corners, a random piece of…
Continue ReadingI'm a mother of six. Some are biological, and some are adopted. I homeschool most of them. I'm a "trauma…
Continue ReadingIf you would have asked me eight years ago, “Where’s your favorite place?” I would have easily answered The Outer…
Continue ReadingI want to tell you the story of a little boy who came to live with me when he was…
Continue ReadingI had my kids in my 20s, and yes it was hard, but probably not for the reason you think. People…
Continue ReadingThe newborn announcement pictures are precious. The new pastel-colored onesie that doesn’t quite fit the baby with pockets of fabric…
Continue ReadingToday I watched my little girl walk an alpaca. His name is Captain. Captain is her favorite. He’s my favorite…
Continue ReadingRight in the middle of our deepest love, you came—just between us. A silent, unseen surprise. A mysterious miracle of…
Continue ReadingSince childhood, I’ve been lost in a world of books. My first true memory of falling in love with a…
Continue ReadingI am a teacher. I have committed my life to teaching children. Of course, before I began this career, I…
Continue ReadingI didn’t realize I was that mom at the playground. That mom who always smiles at the other moms even…
Continue ReadingNo one warned me about the last baby. When I had my first, my second, and my third, those first…
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