Fall has finally come to East Tennessee. The weather gave one last 95 degree gasp last week and two days later, the temperatures plummeted, the…
Is It Worth It?
In a Facebook group recently, a fellow wife and mother asked a really, really good question: Is a husband traveling away from home frequently “worth…
How Not To Play Right Back
Here’s how you play right back in soccer: take a look at Mathaus, and do the opposite of what he’s doing. No, that’s not because…
A Legacy of Risk
Countless times in parenting, I have pulled back from the edge just before I made a choice. Maybe it was because I knew in my…
Friendship
Fifteen years ago, our families met at the end of a driveway. I had three children 5 and under and there were still boxes to be unpacked…
I Have a Funny Feeling I’ve Been Here Before
The weekend started with me saying goodbye to my husband and one of my sons as they headed out the door for a college visit. Yes, we…
Not Always Sunshine
Homeschooling has felt hectic this year. It’s not just the outside stuff, though I know that doesn’t help. Most of the crazy this year, though, is…
11, 10, 8, 5, 3
I say “littles,” but in truth, we only have two actual little ones by my tally at this point. Simon is 5, and Jude is…
All’s Fair
After a week that felt like it might just burst its seams, the temptation to do nothing Saturday was strong. We had planned on trekking to…
All, Nothing, or an Imperfect Something
Mathäus had been gone a handful of days when we hit our first scheduling conundrum. We had set his first home visit two weeks out,…