We’ve been working on a project. It’s a big project (for us at least). It’s one of those things that has the potential to be…
{Work in Progress Wednesday}
“Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony.” –Thomas Merton (Work in progress: The weather has shifted enough that…
Of course you aren’t enough
There’s that moment with each child– that “Oh my word, I am in over my head,” moment– right when you feel them in your arms…
14
He’s an inch taller than his dad, and not done growing yet. Oh, my.
Just Jack
God bless 12 year-old boys. They’re fiery. They’re prideful. They tell horrible jokes (usually related to potty humor).
{Work in Progress Wednesday}
“The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything.” –Oscar Wilde (Work in progress: My two oldest boys growing, growing, growing.…
Ties that bind
People ask my older kids all the time what it’s like to have so many younger siblings. Do they like it? Is it fun? Do…
The part you can’t see
Dear Judging Mom, I’m sorry that we ruined your grocery trip. Really, I am. I never want to inconvenience others. Honestly, I lived a whole…
Be Thou My Vision
In front of me stands my three year-old daughter: red-faced, tears streaming, teeth clenched. She’s angry because she’s just been called to the mat for…
{Work in Progress Wednesday}
“If you hear a voice within you say, ‘You cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” — Vincent van…