Parenting

  • happy birthday {5 years of miracle}

    And he thanked God for his birthday. And on this day–I always thank God for her…and wish she, too, could hear this sweet prayer “Thank you God for giving me a birth day.” I sat there across from him in Chick-fil-a…his restaurant of choice on his special day. His best friend by his side. (The […]

  • After July 4th {Blogging is so yesterday. BUT. I’m about to start writing again.}

    OH MY. It’s been awhile. 4 weeks since I blogged. BUT. I think I’m going to start blogging again. Yes. I know it’s out;). Who blogs any more? But I’m a writer and I miss it–and it’s a good way for this momma to process AND it’s a good way for me to document our […]

  • That won’t work for me. {Learning new lingo for the sake of family}

    One phrase I think I have learned to say too well: “Hmmm. Let me think. Gosh. Okay. I think I can make that work.” Can you volunteer here? Hmmmm. Let me think. Gosh. Okay. I think I can make that work. THIS is my only opening–would you like it? (There are varieties of how the […]

  • When I leave the room {Natalie Grant}

    Well done Natalie Grant. Oh my glory. I don’t often post videos–but I on iTunes downloading songs for my daughter…and I some how ran across this new recording by Natalie Grant. I just have to share. Natalie truly knocks it out of the park heart and soul with this one with every word and emotion […]

  • Teaching them that the magic is really just beginning… {the day after Christmas}

    The Jesse book is now closed…but the ornaments hang for a few more days–remembering all we learned together this year as a family as we walked each day together. The presents–all unwrapped…and as a mom of little ones…I feel the need to squeeze out more sweetness…more memories…more magic. And there is reason. I believe–because the […]