December always scares me with its demands and yet I also relish it. Days that are busy fly by and resolve into a quiet week of peace and restoration. The...
This post was supposed to be easy to write – and written last week. But here we are. I find myself practicing more and more moments of grace in regard...
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I like to pretend that I am in control of things – all the time – it is the great lie I tell myself. And it is a beautiful lie....
June was, as my kids would say, EPIC. It was chock full of all of my favorite things: momentous occasions with my children as they grow, adventure travel with Mr....
May’s been called December 2.0Â – and it is fitting. It is a time of transition and change, of running to and fro to close things down yet also beginning...
As we reflect on our family trips and tips in April, it is a moment to recall how tender family life is. It is brittle, and on a scale that...
I am ready for spring, and warmer weather, a little relief, and some freedom to stretch out! Most parents I know are like us, in the middle of all the...
When I look back on February, the experiences are what are etched on my heart. (As usual.) I am sure we bought stuff, and I know I read a lot...
January was a long one, and it seemed most of the Internet felt that way. With snowstorms and ice blanketing our part of the world, we found that we were...