Many women have been here before me, and I’ve been here before, though the circumstances were different. Say “pregnancy is a trial” among a group of mothers, and you can expect a chorus of Amen!‘s. But I am finding that in the trial there are victories that I have (and am) experiencing, and that’s what […]
The chief enemy of creativity is “good” sense. – Picasso It might be a little ridiculous and nonsensical that we live in a very small space…and yet I have a little nook carved out for creating. If I’ve learned anything through these apartment years, its to make the best of what you’ve got – and not just wait until […]
I recently discovered this artist, Katie Daisy on etsy (visit her shop here). Yesterday I received my new favorite print: It reminds me of Acts 13…”and the disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.” Sometimes you just need to add a little color and life and reminder of joy to your life, you […]
As much as I despise being cold, as much as I pine away for spring, summer, fall, anythingbutwinter this time of year… I totally have to admit… There’s nothing as magical as a gorgeous, white, sparkly snowday. my little buddy & me, playing in the snow! “try it, baby! you’ll like it!” “uhh…right.” […]
Fail not to call to mind, in the course of the twenty-fifth of this month, that we celebrate the birth of the Divinest Heart that ever walked the earth; and then smile and enjoy yourselves for the rest of it; for mirth is also of Heaven’s making.” {Leigh Hunt} Ugh. In the last few days, […]
…notice most of these shots are very close up? That’s because most of our house is a disaster right now. A cheery disaster – but a disaster nonetheless. A yummy, cheery, disaster! We (and when I say “we” I most definitely mean “I”! ~ Nels had out of town drill this weekend) made Lemon Bread, […]
“Where flowers bloom, so does hope…” – Lady Bird Johnson Nels and I are having such a blast with our tiny little experiment of a garden. We were out of town all week and came home expecting our plants to be suffering and barely alive, but to our delight and surprise, most of the plants […]
I love being Kaya’s mommy. It’s kind of awesome.
Kaya Abigail’s original due date was January 15 (Uncle Sam’s birthday!). At a week late Daddy and I were both feeling frustrated and discouraged. On Monday night (January 25), it seemed as if our baby would never come. We had wrestled with the idea of being induced and were not very excited about it. We […]
“What was happening was happening to us both. I believe it is always so, mutual and, at least at first, equally intense, if it is genuine inloveness. The actual thing – inloveness – requires something like a spark leaping back and forth from one to the other becoming more intense every moment, love building up […]
