I couldn't figure out why I was so tired at 4:00 in the afternoon, a tiredness that followed me through until 7:00 and later. Well, it...

Monday, Monday. Can't trust that day... Wait, that's not the right song for the day. It's a beautiful, sunny morning with the promise...

I just read this blog post from my sister about the goodbyes that you never get to say as a mother: goodbye to one phase, hello to...

The kids and I had an interesting conversation on the way to church this morning. It began about as soon as we left the driveway, and it...

I've never once colored my hair. Now I'm seeing, especially after a hard day of dealing with whatever blankety-blank came up, gray...

Each new phase in mothering leaves me feeling inadequate to handle the problems the kids are facing, thus leaning heavily on the Lord for...

We've had a few more whiplash days this week, although, I guess I should reclassify them from whiplash to something that would be more...

Today is Valentine's Day, in case you missed all the red hearts plastered everywhere. We don't pay much attention to Valentine's Day...

Guess what? I don't plan weekly menus. There. It's out. I'll give you a minute to absorb the shock. I hate menu planning. I've hated...

Today started off with a melancholy tone when the kids told me that nobody is allowed to play in the snow at school--and this is...

When does grief stop hurting? Grief can come from any loss: loss of a special person, loss of hopes and dreams, loss of opportunity, or...

My friend, M, and I talk about being mothers and running our homes. We talk about our town. We talk about national and world events....

I've been feeling especially happy lately, bursting into spontaneous song and laughing with my children when they're not trying to unseat...

The past two days have looked just like a perfect winter wonderland with snow blanketing every surface. Our children certainly enjoyed...

Kris, my husband, would say that question can never be answered. And any further comment is in the danger zone. Men may never understand...

Kara and I had a nice day yesterday delivering some furniture to one of my many sisters. The way to her house takes me by those signs...

I saw a Pinterest pin that about made me hyperventilate: it was the 39 things to do before launching a blog. 39?! I read through the list....

Any other parents deal with a child hyperventilating over math? I do. The child in this incident had to be calmed down with a paper...

We found out big news today about Ginger Snap the bunny: she is actually a he. His vet visit today confirmed that. Bunnies are just so...

Okay, it's January again. I missed writing yesterday, so we're two days into January now. 2020 was a strange year. Good and bad. ...