Daily Step – What are you grateful for?
It is Friday. Even though my weekends tend to look very similar to my weekdays right now, Fridays still feel like Fridays. I know that the...
Ad Majorem – "Toward the Greater"
It is Friday. Even though my weekends tend to look very similar to my weekdays right now, Fridays still feel like Fridays. I know that the...
Our backyard is currently half dirt. It’s a combination of the work of our roving chickens and a formerly broken sprinkler system. But now that we’ve...
“Mom, I have too many memories crowding my brain. It’s why it’s hard to learn new stuff.” These were the words of my oldest son as...
Anyone else feeling a bit chaotic these days? There is a quick hour each day that centers me and defines for me often how the rest...
“Mommy. Mommy! Why are your eyes closed?” Last night I fell asleep on the couch until two little boys got right in my face and yelled...
“Come to me all who labor and are burdened and I will give you rest.” Three nights in a row now, I woke with a start...
Today is my husband’s birthday. He’s a couple years younger than me so he’ll be rubbing that fact in all day. I guess I’ll let him…...
Yesterday was rough. Mommy in bed at 7:00 rough. There were a lot of brotherly fights yesterday that left me spent. They even fought during my...
Yesterday I had to take a twin to the doctor. When we arrived back home, the other boys ran up to him and asked wide-eyed: “What...
I forgot how satisfying taking on a project you’ve been avoiding can be. For me, that was our backyard. I’ve been home for months complaining about...