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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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