Ages ago I loved Becca’s post over at While You Were Napping, and I’ve kept the template ever since. This was surprisingly hard to fill in, I found, which was a clue that I probably need to do it more often, just for myself. Making: Plans for a date with Curtis. We are celebrating our birthdays … Continue reading
I began serving in my church’s children’s ministry when I was 16. I was a 2nd grade girls small group leader, as well as a Large Group teacher. My first lesson I ever taught was about patience, and I ate an orange without peeling it as an example of how impatience can spoil something good. … Continue reading
I can’t believe what a joy it was to spend last week with the folks at Hawaiian Islands Ministries conference. I can’t believe what a joy it was to sleep in a hotel, eat meals, exercise ALL ALONE. Praise hands emoji. If you are visiting the blog because you were at one of my breakouts, welcome! … Continue reading
A month ago, my mom retired from her role as Dean of Continuing Education at a community college in southern California. On Friday she arrived in Chicagoland, and Riley is over the moon. (So am I.) Each of my parent’s retirements have made me reflect on my own life and career, and before it slips away, I want … Continue reading
Last Monday, I took my son to the library. They have a large playspace there and while he was at the top of the tunnel slide a slightly older boy clobbered him. The boy climbed right over top of Riley’s head in an effort to get into the slide. When I saw what happened and went … Continue reading
Note: I wrote this post several months back, while we were in CA, but forgot to publish it. So here’s the thing I want to say today… Artists, poets, writers, photographers, painters, musicians, the so called “creative types”, do not have a corner market on revealing the fingerprints of God. Because God is creator, our … Continue reading
Five weeks ago at this time I was in labor, but not totally sure it was labor, you know? But it was labor, at a little after 8pm, Peyton Austin was born. He weighed 8lbs and an ounce, was 21″ long, with his daddy’s dark hair and dark blue eyes. Riley really loves Peyton, … Continue reading
Monday was my birthday. On Sunday night, as we finished up the dishes, I told Curtis, “So tomorrow, I want Donut Drop donuts, scrambled eggs with cheese and avocado, and to sleep in. Then I want to take Riley to the zoo.” “What kind of donuts?” he responded. “What kind of donuts?” Not, “picky-picky” or … Continue reading
“Here’s one that hasn’t come up yet,” Curtis told me, “Ice isn’t the most slippery, water over ice is.” All winter he’s been briefing me on things I needed to know—how to drive in snow; what to be aware of on winter roads. Now that spring is breaking in, the snow is melting during the … Continue reading
We’re almost done with No Spend Month, which reminds me to log the most recent grocery run in my Spending Tracker App. I have used it faithfully, and it has in turn betrayed me by telling me that we cannot live exclusively on my salary. Unless we stop cutting our hair. As usual (we’ve done at least … Continue reading
