He was born two years and nine months into her life. And from the beginning, people expressed their condolences. “Oh, it’s too bad he’s a…
The best part of waking up
I knocked on the door. As expected, she was still asleep.
The Do Not Forget Things
Scrambling to run out the door. Five minutes late, of course. Diaper bag restocked? Yes. Snacks packed? Yes. Everybody pottied or in a fresh dipe?…
I’m not the mother I wanted to be
Once upon a time, a mother pushed her happy, giggling five month-old baby onto an elevator in a new-to-her stroller. The baby was kind of…
The unexpected
My Sunday was supposed to look like this: wake up, lunch in crockpot, write, kids up, make breakfast, dress, shower, dinner in roaster, church, fellowship…
4 months and change
Jude is four and a half months now, cruising precariously towards five. He’s got loads of personality (I always forget how quickly that kicks in!),…
The first last
Mary Hannah, It’s been a few weeks now since you left. And while I can’t say that I miss you any less than I did…
The good baby
“Is he a good baby?” “I think so.” “Does he sleep through the night?” “Ummmm, no.”
The message in the music
We have a tradition in our house. Clean-up after dinner is the teens’ job. So we do it to music. Loud music. Every night, until…
Rubies, pearls, and wood beads
I had run in to the store for a simple 5 dozen eggs. My husband was with the kids, probably circling the parking lot in our…