It was a lovely, lovely weekend. Our college students came home for a handful of days. We had dropped them off in August with the…
And Then, October
October is, hands down, my favorite month. My birthday is in October– an obvious bonus– but it’s so much more than that. While September is…
September
I looked up this week and realized, quite shockingly, that I have passed the imaginary line in the sand in terms of this pregnancy. For…
Bits & Pieces
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Plot Twist
Six weeks ago, I wrote a post called “The Next Stage,” about how life had changed this summer, and how this new season of older…
Quiet
Last week was not quiet. There was a swirl of activity as family friends came to transition their son to college life, and Mary Hannah…
The Next Stage
There was an almost audible click in our family this spring when Jude turned 5. The gears, perched for so long at that place of leaving…
It’s Going To Be Messy
The hay wasn’t cut at the normal time this year. Somehow that seemed exactly right for 2020, the year when nothing has happened per the…
See You Later, part 2
I cried. I cried a lot. My husband asked if the ache was worse because it was Basic, not something we already knew. My answer…
A Very Different Goodbye
We are in the countdown now. Only a handful of weeks remain before Jack leaves for Basic Training. I didn’t know what to expect emotion-wise,…