A couple days before Thanksgiving Dave and I snuck away to our friend’s son’s wedding. We were living on the wild side (ha!). But really, Thanksgiving week is so busy leading up to the Turkey Trot we didn’t know if we’d be able to make it work. But somehow it happened. That “somehow” included Steve…
There was one Christmas I remember way back when Max and Elle were babies. It was the Christmas when I decided to make a photo quilt for my parents. Yes, a photo quilt, which sounds kind of funny, but that’s not the point. The point is that it was a difficult task but as I…
Right now I’m still straddling November gratitude and December “LightTheWorld” (are you guys with me on how cool it is that they will send prompts to your phone each day as to good service/love ideas to help “LightTheWorld” this Christmas season? If not click HERE, it is the best!) I have so much that is…
I posted about one thing I’m thankful for each day last week leading up to Thanksgiving (see insta pictures on the header up there). And we filled our tree up to the brim with gratitude. We lived up those days of Thanksgiving with all our might (it may take me a while to recover from…
Well, I sure had great intentions of posting my draft of heartfelt gratitude for Thanksgiving yesterday, but boy howdy, life sure came at us FAST the last few days. Phew! So much to say about the turkey trot (it was the best yet in my opinion, especially because the threatening rain held off) and Thanksgiving…
First of all, I cannot believe it is NOVEMBER. This is the time of year I start to stress out because I know what’s coming: Children for Children concert (more on that below), Turkey Trot (you can sign up HERE if you want to join us! And it’s early-bird registration right now), Thanksgiving (Dave’s whole…
First of all, I love all the interest for instructions on how to hold your own “Children for Children” concert. I’m figuring out the best way to send that and I’ll send ASAP! It’s such a great way for kids to be involved in reaching out. Letting them pick the charity that speaks to them…
I’m so grateful for all the things available in this day and age for a kid with a syndrome. (If you are new to this blog, I have written about Lucy’s diagnosis, and also some posts about “parenting special needs” you can find near the end of this list of “deliberate motherhood” posts.) People first…
Each year I write a “family snapshot”…just some notes on how life is going in that little “snapshot” of time right then. So I’m a little late for 2019, but then, I’m a little late every year so we’re really right on track 🙂 It still feels strange to only have three kids at home,…