These things we mothers do, quickly, without thinking. Walking down the stairs? Might as well grab a cloth and wipe fingerprints off the banister as…
C-A-T
I cried. I’ll tell you that right up front, so that you pick up the thread of this post with its full weight. I cried right…
The year I planned, the year I got
On this day a year ago, I had no idea that this place I now call home even existed.
Marriage
Marriage is work. I knew this going in, but somehow, at 21, the work seemed, I don’t know… easier? Like maybe I’d do it for…
Four!
This one wasn’t so much a surprise as a welcome, yet unexpected cherry on top of so much happiness already unfolding in our home. I…
And then, eggs
Moving to a farm mid-July pretty much guarantees that, unless the previous owners up and decided to sell just as the fruits of their many…
Open hands
There are plenty of things I don’t understand in the Bible. Some are routine, “how did He do that?!” impossibilities that my brain can’t wrap…
Feeding the People {a large family’s 2 week menu with recipe links)
Seriously, I have been posting a lot about food here lately. What? Is it December or something? In all honestly, this is my favorite time…
Teaching Writing: Why It Matters
The conductor came walking down the aisle looking rather spiffy in his blue suit, (it had gold trim,) and wanted to see your ticket. You…
Feeding the People: InstantPot Recipes my family loves, pt. 2
Now that you know how I came to have an InstantPot (affiliate link) lurking in my kitchen, and you know some of the starter recipes that…