January is chock-full of birthday in our neck of the woods. Josh’s birthday First up is my brother Josh. We were in California for that quick three-day weekend but got back in time to celebrate with some bananas, cookies, and keto ice cream:) Gosh I love this brother of mine with all my heart. He’s…
Christmas Day was a good one. So was Christmas Eve…except for a good fight mixed in there. Does every couple get in fights on Christmas Eve or is it just me and Dave? Ha! I think motherhood is a little nutty around Christmas. Maybe that’s the reason? There are just so many to-dos swirling around…
I made this on repeat around Thanksgiving-time and I think it’s festive enough that it’s worthy of a Christmas appetizer as well. Plus it is SO EASY! Just uses these few ingredients that are so easy to have on hand. I have no idea where this recipe came from…I just kind of remembered making it…
We got our kids home for Thanksgiving in phases. We always love to fill up the house again, especially so quickly after we had to let our missionary girl Claire go. Oh we sure thought about that girl in her new Australian home, and prayed for and missed her so much! I must say for…
I am just coming up for air after some pretty hefty hosting and Turkey Trotting and velvety family togetherness. I told Dave I think I may have bit off more than I could chew this year. He laughed and told me that seems to be a theme of mine these days. He’s not wrong. So…
As life continues to grow more complicated, I continue to feel more and more gratitude for the simple things. Gratitude for a “normal day” amidst the hubbub the minutia that tends to take up so much space. A “Normal” Evening There was a night a couple weeks ago where Dave, Lu and I were all…
When Thanksgiving rolls around we’re all looking for good roll recipes, am I right? So I want to repost a recipe for the most delicious home-made rolls. This is a recipe from my friend Wendy who we’ll get to in a minute. For now, let’s just enjoy brace-clad Elle showing off those beauty-rolls. There we…
I mentioned yesterday that this conference turned into an MFME gathering. My dear mother has been trying to get these sisters together for so long. Oh, we’ve gone through every different scenario and possible location as to where to gather. Everyone has such full schedules, kids at different ages, and life issues looming up in…
Let’s talk about Lucy’s experience in NYC this time around. Because NYC with a child with special needs is different from the NYC we’re used to running around in. First of all, I have to say this girl is a rock star. We had some tricky moments for sure. But for the most part, this…