How is it possible that it’s been TWENTY-SIX years since I put on this white dress (and my funny white ballet slippers:), plopped a veil on my head and headed off into the world of marriage? How could I have ever known at that baby age that this man would…
After school got out, we got the opportunity to join up with these girls in California a couple days after they got there: Loved getting to spend some time with them and have more windows into the pre-senior-year thing for them. We had a little home-family-church (complete with ice cream)…
There is nothing like the power of a good dad. And today, as I ponder that (along with the thoughts I shared in the last post), I am so very grateful for all the dads out there who sacrifice so much to love and build and enrich the lives of…
Out of all my growing-up pictures (from which there are not a lot to choose from in the first place), these are the only two I can find of me and my dad. Just the two of us. And I cherish them. (At the same time as I wonder what…
I mentioned yesterday that I sort of dragged my feet going into girl’s camp (parenting worries), but that I was so incredibly grateful for that grand opportunity. I mean, who wouldn’t love being cradled among these red-rock mountains with these awesome girls? And with this crew of leaders? I mean,…
…and some of Canyonlands too! (Canyonlands neighbors Arches and it’s pretty do-able to visit both in a day, which I completely recommend, especially if you want to see MESA ARCH at sunrise, pictured above. Please don’t miss that!) But first a little back story: A few months ago, a couple…
Lately I’ve been thinking about interruptions. Because there have been a LOT of them! Perhaps that is because my brain seems foggy these days, and there are so many things coming at it I have a hard time focusing. Maybe if I had less interruptions I could stick to my…
Does anyone else feel like things are going full-steam ahead right now? Today we are buckling down and getting to work on our “summer goals” and plans, but until then, let’s talk about what happened at the end of the school year (seems like ancient history now to be honest!).…
After that gorgeous hike (that I gushed about in the last post), I got to go greet these two kids after their work: Max is working for the summer with some kids with special needs, a really good fit for him right now, and Abby is working at Built (protein…