Cooper was the “star student” early in the school year. So fun to see what he and his classmates say about him. Brynn has really been liking taking pictures of me–which is kind of nice since I’m always behind the camera. These two play so well together–lots of imagination and common interests. Us in… Read More Just Some Pics
Hello again, old blog. I’ve missed you. And that’s a nice surprise. I stopped blogging back in October for several reasons, and then decided to take a short hiatus to see how I felt about writing. As it turns out–though this blog is simply the good ol’ fashioned kind of blog that tells the daily… Read More Happy 2019!
It feels like we can start breathing again–now that we’re nearly half-way through October. These days are flying by! So many things begin in September that it’s perhaps more of a “new year” experience than January. School has been the easiest transition. We’re so proud of Cooper taking on the challenge of kindergarten, navigating… Read More The September Sprint
As man and wife. As lovers, best friends, partners, teammates. United in covenant. I’m coming to realize how profoundly similar Stephen and I were when we entered marriage. We were both raised in conservative Christian families with habits of learning, frugality, sacrifice, and commitment to each other and to Christ woven into the fabric of… Read More A Dozen Years
At the start of summer break, I was pretty pumped with my creative approach to making the summer fun by giving it a summer camp flavor. I christened it “Camp Explore.” I posted our daily routine in camp lingo. For example, clean rooms became cabin inspection. There were a few new things I added to… Read More Camp Explore
When I tell friends about my cousin Laura, I always say that we’re kind of like blog pen pals. She writes at Farm Girl in MD (which is an invitation-only blog, but I’m sure she’d love to meet you) where she journals small town life on the family farm on the eastern shore of Maryland.… Read More Cousin Weekend
Remembering to be thankful: Sometimes waves of love, fierce loyalty, and gratitude wash over me as I consider the little peeps God has given me. I’m thankful to be a mother. To have personally experienced the miracles of pregnancy, birth, and tiny people calling me Mommy. While Mother’s Day is often a mix of pain… Read More Remembering
She’s one of those friends I tell all my other friends about. She’s a force of nature, and she’s made a difference in my life. Connie came to visit us early this month, and we picked up right where we left off. Stephen and I first met Connie and her late husband, David, in Phoenix… Read More Connie Came
I think I like it. 35. There’s something happy about embracing the very stage you find yourself currently living. I have a fear of missing out, but in a backwards nostalgic sense. My fear is that by moving forward to the next life phase, I’d miss out on something in the previous stage. All the… Read More Turning 35
Over a year ago I picked three words to define and guide my new season of life in Oregon–health, small, and revel. I wrote about my words small and revel in a previous post. While I never did get around to writing about health, let me just say that I’ve been working out weekly in the… Read More Three Words