Claire is TWENTY-ONE Today…and She COMES HOME NEXT MONTH!
Today, on her birthday in the United States of America, my daughter has already stepped into her twenty-second year of life over in Australia (since she is eighteen hours ahead…
My Parents Came to Visit Just in Time to Save December…and Win some tennis
My parents came to visit in December. It was for a tennis tournament for my Dad. And also, I like to believe, to see us:) I love how much Lucy…
Lucy went to Winter Formal
Here we go, back to the grindstone after the holidays because school starts today, dang it! So much has happened over the last two weeks but let’s go back in…
To Be of Use
My brother shared this poem with my sister who shared it with me. And I read it through tears. How do words sometimes have so much power? Anyway, I wanted…
The Little Things are Sometimes the Big Things
Lately I’ve learned, once again, that the little things are sometimes the big things. I’m jumping into the last week of Christmas prep with all the moms out there trying…
How to “Hear the Angels’ Voices” at Christmastime…
…Go to an MCO Concert. Or, if you want to be more formal, a Millennial Choirs and Orchestras concert. Yow. This girl has put in some serious work this month,…
The Rest of Thanksgiving Weekend — With the Kids Home
We thought at first that only Grace was coming home for Thanksgiving. It was going to be a small little intimate gathering. But then Carson was able to get work…
It Was Abby’s Birthday Too
Gosh I love this birthday girl. It was her birthday right after Dave’s (on the 2nd), and she was still here in the desert after all the Thanksgiving hoopla. So…
How to Be Still – A 45-Day Christmas Challenge
Two things led me to take my quest for stillness more seriously this Christmas season. 1) A very frank conversation a month or so ago with my brother, and 2)…