Just as we can't expect to totally relax on a family vacation with little ones, we can't expect our entire motherhood experience to be Happily Ever After. We all know here that sometimes--and by sometimes I mean often for many of us--we would rather be a thousand other places than dealing with what ... Read More about Happily Ever After Moments
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Oldies-but-Goodies Friday: “Happily Ever After” – Take Two
This beautiful Friday is more than halfway through already...and I just realized I forgot to post for Oldies-but-Goodies Friday today! "Better late than never!" says Princess Procrastination. I don't know if I completely agree with her. Here's the link to a real oldie-but-goodie ... Read More about Oldies-but-Goodies Friday: “Happily Ever After” – Take Two
Right now is happily ever after
It came to me the other day that my life at this very moment is the "happily ever after" I dreamed about growing up. And I need to remind myself of that more often. As Michael and I read "Guess How Much I Love You?" to Gabriel before bedtime, and Gabriel falls asleep all sweaty and happy on ... Read More about Right now is happily ever after
Three Things Covid Made Me Do That I Never Saw Coming (But God Did)
My iced latte this afternoon is creamy and delicious. The hum of conversations, soft jazz, and the tapping of my laptop keys is a special kind of music to my ears. I'm at one of my favorite local coffee shops, where I've spent many happy hours of my life over the past 12 years blogging my heart out. ... Read More about Three Things Covid Made Me Do That I Never Saw Coming (But God Did)
You’d never know
This precious little episode occurred last night after dinner. Faith is a very smiley baby, but it's actually a little tough to get her to really laugh. So it was a treasure of a moment to get her to laugh so much at one time. You'd never know, though, from watching this sweet little ... Read More about You’d never know
New to Homeschooling? This Will Calm Your Heart
I've lost count of how many friends, family and acquaintances will be venturing into homeschooling this fall. Families have every reason under the sun for choosing homeschooling, but the pandemic has definitely added many new ones. This post isn't a manifesto on why homeschooling is the best ... Read More about New to Homeschooling? This Will Calm Your Heart
5 Powerful Marriage Habits for When You Feel Like You’re Just Roommates Taking Care of the Same Kids
We had been squeezing our loud, messy, homeless family of five into my parents’ modest four bedroom house for several months, and I hoped to God that my parents hadn’t noticed the palpable tension between Michael and me; I hadn't spoken more than three words to or even looked my husband straight in ... Read More about 5 Powerful Marriage Habits for When You Feel Like You’re Just Roommates Taking Care of the Same Kids
Some call it chaos…we call it family
So much of this motherhood gig seems to be learning to live from one now-THATS-what-I-dreamed-this-would-be-like Happily Ever Moment to the next, and not letting the incredibly messy, hard work in between make me forget them. So much of this life of mine seems to be about choosing thankfulness and ... Read More about Some call it chaos…we call it family
We’re THAT family now
When we bought our first house, the owners were a nice young family with four children. The father was an engineer, and the mother stayed home and homeschooled the kids. The interior walls were covered with fingerprints and crayon scribbles. There were plenty of dents and dings and holes in the ... Read More about We’re THAT family now