life is beautiful.
Click here for a beautiful poem and Thanksgiving sentiments from my amazing sister.
reunion aftermath
After the big reunion at Bear Lake each year we linger as long as we can. Friends come and go. We have late-night talks in the hot tub under the stars. We cook more. We clean more. The kids get further and further out of their daily routine until finally, at the end of our…
Happy Mother’s Day
My heart is spilling over with love for motherhood and mothers today. Please excuse this old photo, but let’s just take a look at those lovely ladies there in the middle of our couch:They are two of the most amazing mothers I know. They have taught me things that have changed my life forever. I…
motherhood matters
So, for anyone who may not know about my sister‘s “Power of Moms” organization, let me just say that she and her business partner, April, are quite an amazing duo. I’m so proud of them and how they balance all that they are doing. As the retreat I attended last weekend drew closer I got…
I.W.A.N. (still)
I.W.A.N. stands for I Want A Newborn. And although I have come to grips with five children being enough, it doesn’t take away the ache in my heart for a newborn every once in a while…like when I see one. I imagine that sweet thing curled up on my shoulder and it takes my breath…
three sisters and a great mom
Speaking of sisters, the weekend before last my sisters and my mom came to visit. We had some “business meetings” planned. We have all kinds of big ideas for helping mothers any way we can, and we needed to get serious about some of them. And we did…more on that later. In anticipation of their…
Happy Mother’s Day
Oh man I love Mother’s Day. No, not because I sat in church today with five kids who pulled my skirt up exactly 43 times while vying for a spot practically on top of me, and not because Claire mysteriously got out the door wearing hot pink flip flops, and certainly not because I had…