“…Let me say something about the word: miracle. For too long it’s been used to characterize things or events that, though pleasant, are entirely normal. Peeping chicks at Easter time, spring generally, a clear sunrise after an overcast week – a miracle, people say, as if they’ve been educated from greeting cards. I’m […]
You know the people who are ‘all-belly’ and simply glowing and adorable during pregnancy? The ones who seem to glide effortlessly and glamorously through the whole experience? (They are probably also the people who have a labor and delivery experience that is perfect and joyous and miraculously short, their bodies rebound days later. Their children […]
This past weekend I got to enjoy a couple of days of leisurely fun with my Grandma Barb. Who, of course, is my kids’ great grandma! Wow. We went to the petting zoo on one of the first nice days, chatted through lunch time and nap time, had lunch another day at our new apartment, […]
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness, for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, […]
Let it be known, I am a dreamer. I have a list of many, many books that I want to read, and I also have a very, very full life! But it is a deep desire of mine to continue to grow as a person, to grow in faith, and to live a life full […]
Motherhood would be cool if it was all picnics and zoo trips and choosing the cutest, hugest bows for fuzzy heads. There’s a lot of that and I love it. Even better, motherhood is kind of like having your own little circle of disciples in your home. I love that and I’m learning how to […]
…but you had better believe i will be working this spring/summer to remember how to use it! and just to use it. because, really? i like you guys. i like your crazy hair and chubby limbs…. i like your expressive eyes and quizzical looks… i like remembering what it is to wonder as i re-discover the created […]
I am so thankful and blessed and my heart is feeling full ~ What a richly-colored, brilliant experience life has been. On Friday I turned 24 and I can’t help but reflect on the marvelous people I’ve known (and know), beautiful places I’ve lived and visited, difficulties I’ve learned from and been shaped by, answered […]
“Hudson is my best friend.” (throws her arm around his shoulders) “See? We fit together.” :: :: :: Also? I am kind of *hoping* to get back to writing and posting more often. We’ll see how that goes. Wild pregnancy hormones + moving + traveling husband + lengthy to-do list + blogging aspirations? = possible wishful […]
have you had any days (moments, more likely) like that? they’re often few and far between, and worth savoring when you recognize one… a moment when everything feels right. friday night we dashed off to the lake. it was one of the first warm nights of spring. with jack johnson playing, the windows rolled down…we […]
