(Younger me would have been crushed) Okay, so one of my son’s friends’ brother said to him (which he relayed to me): “Your mom looks like a grandma.” At any other stage of life, it may have crushed me. But now? I am so here for it.  Of course, I don’t know fully what that…

Some thoughts from the hairdresser’s chair “Is it possible for hair to get even better the second time?” Famous words of my husband after my recent haircut. I’ve been to All Things Nikki for my second cut now and I’m really loving my hair–very much like I used to when living in south Florida. I had…

A wedding plus family adventures Beginning the Story in Pictures This past summer we volunteered to house one of our church’s interns. The first time we did it for week but that just was not enough (the intern was so amazing to have around). So take two, let’s do two weeks this time. But of…

Last weekend we had no plans but to be together as a family. So we took the 45-or so minute trek to our favorite marker on the map: Fairhope, Alabama. And why is it our favorite? I’m so glad you asked! Creatures of Habit We have perfected our routine: we arrive in time for lunch…

(from one working mom’s heart) You know what isn’t talked about hardly enough? How the mom is doing who’s home with a sick child and not getting paid because she is all out of sick time. We’re tough so you probably wouldn’t hear about it anyway. And we are pushed to think that this is…