to push or to praise…finding the balance between the two “p”‘s
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about how David and I parent. Well, I actually daydream about that all the time, but I’ve been thinking specifically about how we praise…
marathon runner
So, with five less toenails and a long trip to support his daughter under his belt, Dave completed his second marathon on Saturday.I will spare you the pictures of his…
speaking of being in training…
…check out Dave’s poor toes: If that’s what it takes to run a marathon I’m out. (Well, really I’m out since I can’t run to my neighbor’s house a couple…
fifteen years
Warning: a little sappiness below. Dave is on the other side of the world again where he can’t check blogs (the government has restrictions for that sort of thing…seriously), so…
Happy Father’s Day
…even though we’re not really celebrating ’til next week around here. Because this is what we did last week: Fri – Sat — Motherhood Retreat (amazing…more about that later)Sat night…
pampered
I must sum up Mother’s Day before the week passes me by. I was pampered. And as my family pampered me I felt my heart swell up with how blessed…
Valentine’s Day
I kind of skipped over Valentine’s Day…and I really shouldn’t do that because it’s one of my favorite holidays. There’s nothing like having a whole day to reflect on how…
Happy Birthday to David
David, of course, is Dave, and in honor of his birthday today I’m gonna try to call him what he prefers…”David” (seriously, I am such a nice wife…) Ten of…
Saturday
We jam-packed last Saturday. Dave ran a half-marathon. I’m so proud of him. I don’t show my pride through dropping off water bottles for him on his runs, rubbing his…