Given the addition of twins and my choice to stay home, most months find us juggling bills, making tough financial decisions and waiting for miraculous provision in one area or another. Recently we overspent in the beginning of the month, which made the end...
I could blame the fact that Halloween and the days that followed were filled with the planning and execution of an unexpected trip to North Carolina. Or I could blame the jolting shift to daylight savings time which has the twins waking at five in the...
My daughter and I are back to school shopping. We sweep through the big red-framed doors into Target, into the coolness and light and open space that smells like newness and popcorn mingled together. We stop for a cart and I take off long-striding into the...
My four year old son comes casually and curiously wandering out of his room during quiet time lured, I’m sure, by the smell of popcorn in the microwave. His excursion is in direct violation of quiet time rules. He pokes his head around the corner before...
Oh, I’m tired. I returned Sunday from a 48 hour retreat at Mariawald Retreat Center. I hope to share more about the experience in the coming weeks, but for now, I’m tired. Who knew there could be so much labor involved in retreat? ...
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