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May 22, 20212 min read
Slipping Through My Fingers
This song never fails to reduce me to a puddle of tears by the third line. If you've not heard it, it's well worth the time to listen....
May 16, 20212 min read
Saying Yes to the Best
The heavens declare the glory of God! This is the view above my head as I write. The past week has been so full of classes, travel, and...
Apr 26, 20212 min read
Baseline Clean
I talked a couple days ago about setting my priorities up to get done early in the day, not later. Though I was negligent in actually...
Apr 7, 20212 min read
Ice Cream After a Test
Sunny. 78 degrees. A perfect day for passing the real estate exam for our state, which is just what I did. That's been the big test for...
Apr 2, 20213 min read
Driving Over the Dam Road
Spring Break has been a bit of a disappointment for Kal and Kara, at least that is the way it seems. We haven't gone to fabulous places. ...
Apr 1, 20212 min read
We Don't Draw Butts
I have these notebooks I started for my kids when they were babies. It's where I write down special or funny things they do, or...
Mar 28, 20212 min read
Slow Saturday
My sewing pile shrank just a bit today after I mended and made a few items that were at the top of the stack including a new case for my...
Mar 27, 20211 min read
First Sign of Spring
Have you ever had to take a test filled with questions such as: If Mr. Jones bought a house for $250,000, what color did he paint the...
Mar 25, 20211 min read
Clutter and Feelings
I realized something this morning: I inadvertently was making my children responsible for how I feel. That's not their responsibility. ...
Mar 24, 20211 min read
Root Beer Floats
The house is un-tornadoed for the night, if you don't count the loads of laundry to fold both in the dryer and out, plus the torn-up...
Mar 23, 20212 min read
Am I Good Enough?
Today was definitely not a pretty parenting day. It was a day to try my soul like no other, starting from the starting gun of the alarm...
Mar 21, 20212 min read
The Un-Tornado
The emoji with the wide open eyes and a look that says "Eek!" is appropriate every time I step into my daughter's room to clean it. I had...
Mar 19, 20212 min read
Pie & Ice Cream For Lunch
Some days, I'd like to crawl back into bed and restart the day on a different note. That was today. I'm not going to use this post to...
Mar 16, 20213 min read
One Year With Jesus
March 15th marks the day my brother Jordan died unexpectedly one year ago. Our family has gathered for the past few days to spend time...
Mar 13, 20212 min read
Campfire-ing With Cousins
My sister, her husband, and their three children came late last night for a stay at our house for the next few nights during some family...
Mar 11, 20212 min read
How Much Cleanup Really Happens When Children Clean Up?
What does cleaning up the kitchen look like at your house? At my house, the picture is different depending on the time of day. If I...
Mar 10, 20211 min read
What Challenge?
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...
Mar 6, 20211 min read
Productive Procrastination
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...
Feb 27, 20215 min read
Moms Are Scatter-Brained For a Reason
If you ever come across a mom who seems scatter-brained, perhaps you are the mom who seems scatter-brained, let me illustrate one...
Feb 25, 20213 min read
Gray Hair Souvenirs
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...
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