Good-bye, DVR

Our life changed about a month ago with one phone call.

That sounds dramatic, doesn’t it?  It was sort of a dramatic incident and, yet, not such a big deal at the same time.  It was a phone call my …

Letting my children see God in me

I was having a moment as a mom.  They happen to all of us.  We were in a hurry to get out the door to get my daughter to preschool on time.  I was trying to get the toddler to …

The mom in heels

Last week my daughter’s preschool class had its Easter party.  My daughter was excited to go.  And she was excited that her dad, baby brother and I were going to be there, too. My husband spent the morning working in …

Accepting unsolicited advice from your spouse

It happened this morning.  I was in the kitchen making some homemade bread, which in and of itself sounds impressive, right?  Add in that I was doing so while the toddler randomly swirled around my feet whining and while keeping …

Looking ahead is both good and bad

Sometimes when I think about all the things we have ahead of us in our parenting lives, I want to scream or cry or have a panic attack.  I think of navigating playground issues, rotten teachers, mean girls, ornery boys, …

Motherhood: the messy & gross

Last week started on Monday with my daughter waking up sniffly.  She wasn’t in full-blown cold mode.  She wasn’t in too sick to want to play mode.  She was just a bit sniffly.  Being the awesome mother that I am, …

My life is moving forward

A movie date night to see the latest Captain America movie, a shopping trip and dinner out with the husband and kiddos at a nearby outdoor mall and a Sunday morning at church.  Over the weekend, these events took place …

Getting real about friendships

I’ve been thinking about people and relationships a lot lately for a wide variety of reasons.  I’ve been thinking about the relationships in my life that mean the most to me and the relationships that have fallen by the wayside.  …

A lesson of hope from the past

A few weeks ago, my parents went on a vacation that included a blast from their past.  And by their past, I mean a time way before my brother or I were born.  Back when they were just Danny and …