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Bubbles Bubbles Bubbles
You know, children are really so easy to please. Have you ever seen kids with bubbles? They light up and jump around, their whole little selves ignited with the jumps and giggles. Time and time again I am mindblown at how kids are entertained by the simplest of things–in their present moment, this is their…
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It Was a Pretty Perfect Day
Take PTO on your birthday! 10/10 recommend! If this is what 35 looks like, it’s not so bad. The Morning For the first time in my working part of life, I took the day off from work to relax. The day turned out pretty perfect. After dropping off the two older kiddos at their respective…
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I. Am. Blessed.
After learning what covetousness truly means, I purposefully focused on what I’m grateful for throughout November. Maybe this only happens to me? Ready to merge lanes toward the exit, I flick on my blinker. I need to move over but the car beside me copies my speed. I speed up a little bit and they…
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A Year in Books: 2023
Here are all the books I’ve explored this year–with a little blurb about each. Scarlett First book of the year (started during Christmas break 2022). I had no idea Gone with the Wind had sequel so I had to check it out. I’ve not really ever been a Scarlett O’Hara fan but this book revealed…
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Fast and Furious . . . at the end.
The birth story of baby number three. The roads were dark and empty, illuminated only by street lamps. It’s 11p, surreal, and I’m sleepy. I cannot quite process that we’re doing this: my husband and I were driving to the hospital on Thursday, September 28, for my first-ever induction. Twelve hours earlier I had met…
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No Going Back from Love
When I was just a child, I’d get real funny around babies and other little kids. I’d watch them explore their world with a rising sense of resentment in my chest. I’d even feel a momentary relief–or something–if they’d begin to be sad. It’s as if I resented them for thinking they could feel loved…
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“We” Don’t Hate Dogs
This weekend we went to a sweet friend’s house, and my kiddos–one in particular–screamed and wanted to leave when a little dog met us at the door. I didn’t even see the dog, honestly, until I saw the reaction… Our hostess was an absolute angel and came out to put little minds at ease and…
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But It May Not
This time, I’m not going to hide behind a brave face. This time, I’m going to be honest. May 1 has cast a filter over the simplest daily activities. Shadows of finality. Although full weeks still remain, it’s the month that I’ll be spending more time apart from my babies and more at a desk.…