Truth? I am a ball of anxiety wrapped in a generous layer of “Lord, why?” This was supposed to be the week where I drank…
Oh, Nepal
Yes, our daughter is safe. No, we haven’t been able to hear her voice.
Your every need, and then some
I’ve shared that my list of must-haves for newborns is pretty short. My biggest concerns are feeding the baby (no purchases required there), having some…
Reality schooling {Sonlight Blog Party}
This is the fourth installment in a year-long blog party designed to help Sonlight celebrate 25 years of serving homeschoolers. In January, I introduced our family.…
Father and son
There are many things in life that give me pause, that make me stop and breathe deep with the gratitude of, “Oh, Lord, thank you…
Violin
She was 18 months old the first time she said the word “violin.” We had been listening to Beethoven’s Wig: Sing Along Symphonieswhile cleaning up…
The last days
I have looked at each of my last four babies with the assumption that they would be the last. Call it the gift of so…
Nesting
T-minus 3 weeks until we meet this newest little blessing, and guess what? I’m ready.
Breakfast
Once upon a time, my favorite breakfast in the world was a can of warm Coke and a chilled Snickers bar. No, I’m not joking.…
To read
Five times now, I have held a child on my lap as his or her tongue wrapped itself around the letters their brain was processing into…