Sweet Toddler Tarah moved up in the world on Saturday night. Her first night in the big girl bed. No more baby bed. (Sigh.) Having reached age 2, she was ready. Having reached the proud state of independence prior to age 2, she was ready. Having an almost 4 month…
Ok, so I’m a huge fan of sweet n salty snacks. Can devour a bag of chocolate Chex mix like no other. (Can we say “Made to Crave?” ) But Mother’s Day! Does it have to be sweet and salty? Sweet because I spent a wonderful morning with two precious…
On Wednesday afternoon, Samuel, the ever-thinking kindergartener, was staring out the patio door windows at the gorgeous snow falling. “Mommy, who makes the snow?” It was a rhetorical question. So I responded: “I don’t know, Buddy. Who makes the snow?” “God,” he says. Long pause. “Do you think that…
I love my babies. I really, really do. I love my children, but I really love my babies. But what we as women go through to have babies….THAT I don’t love so much. And then there are so many people in the world who just assume that the public…
It’s a new day and about 6 am, I get the news. No school for the day. For me, this means a ton of change, flexibility and adaptability are now on the agenda. So what do you do? Here are a few ideas from one mom who is not…
Yesterday I ran a quick errand with just my sweet baby Tarah. I say “just” because, well, all summer, there have been no “quick” errands. With six kids, the pool, the zoo, the library, the trips to grandparents…nothing has been quick. And over the summer, nothing has been super clean…
“What’s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet;”- Shakespeare My Tristina Rose, age 6, is one of a kind. Yesterday, Matt, my husband, was working outside and trimmed the rose bush at the side of our house. While he was…
The past few days has brought a few boisterous storms through the Columbus area. In a not-so-brave voice, my sweet 6 yr. old has asked me numerous times, “Why did God make thunder and lightning, Mommy?” Hmmm. Well, my answer the first time was to distract her so that…
What is it with movies about deadbeat dads who transform into fantastic fathers? Such a common movie plot; maybe because great dads are few and far between? Father’s Day is right around the corner and with the inspiration of Tommy Nelson, I write this blog to recognize my #1 husband,…
I just took a peek at each of my sleeping children after a busy day. I couldn’t help but think of the song “Heaven is the Face” by Steven Curtis Chapman and wanted to send you the reminder of how important each and every single day is. Treasure life; anticipate…
Recently I saw a question posed from Sami Cone: “How do you as a mom transition from school to summer?” My answer was: “Very carefully.” I asked my hair stylist just last week to leave a couple gray hairs so that I would have something to pull out that first…
This week for Women of Faith, we answer the question:“If you could go back in time and tell your teenage self one thing, what would it be?”Get a new hair style? Drop the glasses, whether you can see or not? Yes, people, that is really me. I knew you would…
