Raising kids. Keeping House. Choosing joy, every day.
I’ve been thinking a lot about illness lately and how life can change in a moment. As I type, my mother in law is still very ill, recovering from a serious stroke and dealing with debilitating headaches that won’t give her any relief. I’ve always …
It was a Sunday morning, and we were getting ready to worship. Truthfully, I was just getting ready to go to church. I was in no frame of mind to worship. I was trying to get five kids ready for church alone (Peter was at …
Summer is here, and in my book, doing nothing together is family building. 🙂 Some of our favorite summer activities: 1. Packing up a lunch and heading to the beach. We live 45 minutes from Cape Cod, so we have so many great beaches to …
Wednesday morning, all was normal. I was sitting behind an observation window, chatting and drinking iced coffee with my sister Hannah while our girls tumbled and jumped at their gymnastics lesson. I received a startling phone call that Peter’s mom had several strokes that morning …
I haven’t been online as much lately as I usually am, because life has been just a tad bit busy with all five kids in the house, three of them looking for summer jobs and a full motherhood and ministry schedule. I spoke last Saturday …
This is a busy season of life for me, and I realize the blog has been quieter than normal. Life is lived in seasons. Some busy, some slower, some exciting and some mundane. Time is measured for a mother by meal making, laundry days, children’s …
One drawback of living in an the “Instant Age” age where I can get my coffee in thirty seconds from a Keurig whilst downloading a book-du-jour to my eReader is that I come to expect things quickly. Slow is aggravating and unacceptable. Movies are instant, …
Today is Mother’s Day and like most women, I really want to do right by my kids. I “study” motherhood. I put time into it, reading about every stage, keeping my eyes and ears wide open as I navigate life with each child. I invest, …
When you’ve got young kids, you’re a magnet for unsolicited advice, plain and simple. Everywhere you go, old ladies ask whether your child is hot or cold. They want to make you aware that your kid is sucking on their shoe or eating the grocery …