What a title, right? The truth is that everyone has their own harrowing story of 2020. I don’t know a single soul for whom it was a stellar year. “Why not?” some may ask (maybe only those who literally lived under a rock at the time…). I’m pretty sure that
Category: Keepin’ it Real
Picture this: You wake up on a beautiful morning, your mind set on conquering your day’s to-do list, when you hear a small voice saying, “Mommy, I don’t feel good…” And so, the battle begins. You are now a warrior-mama with one goal in mind: To make your babies feel
On a hot summer night, 42 years ago, a strawberry-blond baby girl took her first breath and loudly announced her presence in this world. And she has hardly ever stopped announcing it. In fact, she continues to claim her space on this planet and sprinkles joy wherever she goes. There
With Mother’s Day fast approaching, you may be asked that loaded question: “What do you want for Mother’s Day?” Oh man. This one always stumps me! Why does that question have to be so difficult to answer?? Do I want something sweet? New clothes? A vacuum? Flowers? A quiet day
One of my favorite things to do when I have spare moment (do those exist anymore?) is to sit quietly and think about how things were years ago. Not as in “when I was young,” but I’m talking about times farther in the past…think no electricity, no running water, no
Did someone say cookies?? Me. It was me. I said cookies, haha! This morning, I woke up to the cacophony of our backyard chickens squawking loudly to be let out of their coop, somehow, I immediately thought of cookies. Weird? Yes. An adventure in the making? Yes again, only I
How do you know if you’re too old for a tea party??? Is it like fashion? You know, like if you’re apparently too old to wear a certain style, so your teenager looks at you with that mortified glare of embarrassment? Or is it like a rollercoaster? When you finally
Responsibility. Maturity. Wisdom. Grace. Exploring interests. Choosing friends. Succeeding in life, however that looks. These are all things we want to see our children develop and experience in their lives, right? They are goals and dreams we have for them, sometimes even before they are born! Wasn’t it fun to
By now, you probably know that at our house, we like to keep our Christmas tree up half the year. This is not out of laziness, but because we love it so much. In Christmas Tree Confessions, I tell the whole story of how it gets redecorated for each major
After losing our precious fur-baby, Ruby, it was difficult to fathom making room for another tiny dog. We miss her daily still, and even still shed the occasional tears. She was part of our life for so long, that moving forward with her in our hearts, but not in our