Happy new year! I made good use of my "quiet" holiday season, on hiatus from social media and on break from many of our usual activities. I reorganized my closet (again!); made some homemade gifts, plus Christmas stockings and a rag wreath; read books; spent time with my mom, had lunch with my longest-time friend, and attended a Christmas party … [Read more...] about Shepherds, superheros, & elephants {oh my!}
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10 Things that Make My Day
Top 10 {randomly ordered} things that make my day: 1 - Peaceful times in the day when all the kids are happily occupied. Lately, one of the best times for this has been when big sis Kathryn gets out the LEGOs and helps the littles build and play with them. 2 - An organized closet. Related happy time: those fleeting 5 minutes of the day … [Read more...] about 10 Things that Make My Day
Holding Her Hand {Saying Goodbye to Gran}
My grandmother has lived with my aunt Beckie, right around the corner from us, for the past couple of years. Last year I hosted Thanksgiving so that my grandmother could come to dinner because she'd become mostly home-bound (and we live so nearby). I planned to do the same this year, but the weekend before Thanksgiving, my grandmother had a stroke; … [Read more...] about Holding Her Hand {Saying Goodbye to Gran}
Learning what mothering really is
For almost three years now, I've mothered Lindsey. I've cooked meals + washed clothes + set up dentist appointments + driven her to activities + made her clean her room + took care of her when she was sick. Lindsey knew she missed out in her early years on some of what a mother does, but it never occurred to her that "mothering" means those things, … [Read more...] about Learning what mothering really is
The day God gave me an elephant.
Thinking again about Africa and the mission trip I took in 2009 to Botswana and South Africa with a group from my church. ........................................ I never thought I'd want to go on a mission trip. But God changed my heart. And now I long to go on another trip. I never would have expected to go to Africa. But God gave me … [Read more...] about The day God gave me an elephant.
Gratitude and a TV interview
I was going to post yesterday, but I was busy filming a television interview. I had to type that sentence because it sounds vastly impressive and important, and that makes me laugh at myself. Besides, with as much as I'm sure I babbled, it could very well be the very last time I get to type a sentence like that! ;) Several of this week's … [Read more...] about Gratitude and a TV interview