I sat on the sidelines (read: swept the dining room floor, wiped down the supper table, did the dishes…) while the family played corn hole last night, but when they were finished? “Don’t put that away!” I insisted. “You. Me. It’s on after bedtime.” I was feeling rather confident, I suppose. Bedtime came and went [...]
***Nothing like a busy weekend followed by a knock-me-to-my-knees sinus infection to slow things down on the blog. My apologies!*** { Fresh Start Series: Better Late Than Never ~ Pick Five ~ Make Time for Family Fun ~ Breathe ~ The Most Important Meal ~ Make a (Menu) Plan ~ Get Moving ~ The Family [...]
Yes, really. I know, mom. I know we’re the ones who endured the get-this-thing-outta-me-right-NOWWW labor. I know we’re the ones breathing through afterpains with each early nursing session. Yes, we’re the ones sobbing uncontrollably over our saggy, droopy, loose everything weeks after delivery. The ones sweating out hormones, pulling out clumps of hair, and losing [...]
His alarm goes off, I roll over. He gets in the shower. I get breakfast. He wakes the kids. I get them ready for school. He leaves for work. The kids come home. He comes home. We go to a ballgame, or we don’t. Suppertime. Bath time. He prays with the kids. We tuck them [...]
I’ve often said that two of the greatest gifts we give our children are their siblings and our own strong marriage. I believe it, I mean it, and I try to live it. We’ve been married long enough now (13 years) to see the ugly divorce statistics catching up with some of our friends and [...]
