Grace + Common Sense

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  • 8 Things You Didn’t Know . . . About Me

    A long message from an introvert. 1. I’m the youngest of three girls Growing up I never had the privilege of having brothers. But along the way I’ve adopted many! Line up us three girls in a row and everyone gets confused who is the oldest. It’s our height, stature, and hair color, I think,…

  • I Feel Like I’m Keeping a Secret

    The healing powers of the oil of oregano. My youngest just turned eight months and since the end of my maternity leave (which was 13 beautiful weeks short), I started taking small doses of oil of oregano. This whole time–is how long I have gone without being sick. Like, at all. Since the first day…

  • A Day in the Life

    of a working mom of three I told Caeden what my ideal morning would look like. And what did he say? “That’s a lot.” Causing me to think: Maybe I do expect too much from myself. (Kids are so wise!) This morning was too crazy. I had a plan. And when it was foiled, I…

  • Salt and Pepper

    My hair is, indeed, naturally grey. Before I wore glasses my most stand-out feature was my blue eyes. Now I wear frames around them that tone down the blaze. Big-time. Now it’s my hair . . . that gets all the comments. Since I was twelve, I’ve noticed grey strands on my head that I…

  • A Library Just Burned Down

    “When an old person dies, a library burns down.” ~ a Haitian proverb I learned today that Wallace Turnbull passed away this week. It made me exhale with both sadness and relief. I mean, what a life he and his wife (who passed a few years earlier) lived! My husband I agree that it’s been…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…