Today is our 15 Year Anniversary. This week of September holds a lot of milestones for our family – my husband turned 44, my daughter turned 10, our marriage turns 15, and the twins turn two in a few weeks. All of these are leaving me head-tiltedly bewildered. How did time go so fast? I mean, part of it […]
^A picture of part of the holey kitchen and a toddler who keeps tipping over those trash cans If you ask me what I needed the least with 20-month-old twins, my answer would have been a home renovation. I can think of other things that would be worse, but a home renovation would definitely be […]
It’s my birthday this Saturday, and we’re celebrating by having pretty much my dream day: my husband and kids and I will take a ferry to an island off of Portland, ME, where my best friend is renting a big house with her new husband and baby. We’ll sit and watch the ocean from rocking chairs or hammocks, get […]
I just left the Kindergartener’s Mother’s Day tea with my 6 year-old son and it was as adorable as it sounds. I got to thinking a lot about being a mom on the way home and I mostly thought about what a gift my kids are to me. I am keenly aware of the relationships […]
All at once, the snow is gone. And the trees have tiny pointed buds on them in deep colors. And the temperature is warm enough to make a winter jacket a burden. The birds are singing in the morning, the sweetest song, seemingly just for us. It all feels like a surprise, like my first […]
Hi there? How’s your February going? Are you in a Polar Vortex/cabin fevor region? If you’re anything like me, one of the things getting you through it is the Gift of Story. This winter I’m relying on Netflix (preferably on the treadmill) and playing smart things on my phone like Podcasts and Audible. It’s actually […]
Back in December, my thoughts for the new year beyond mothering my six kids included plans like writing a book, running another half marathon, and organizing my house. Then God laughed at those plans. At least some of them. I got a tear in my knee playing pickle ball (half marathon – out), and my […]
Well, the twins turned one. It might be obvious to anyone looking at a before and after photo of our family, but it took a long time for my brain to wrap around going from 4 to 6 kids. It might still be wrapping. The reality is there are so many different aspects of the […]
Well, the twins turned one. It might be obvious to anyone looking at a before and after photo of our family, but it took a long time for my brain to wrap around going from 4 to 6 kids. It might still be wrapping. The reality is there are so many different aspects of the […]
Have you ever made a dish that you remembered to be just amazing, and then a year went by and you weren’t sure if it would be AS GOOD as you remembered? But then you made it and you realized, YUP it is that good, possibly even better than you imagined. Just me? Chicken Fricassee […]