I got the call on Saturday that my grandpa was losing steam. This battle he’s been fighting against ALS has taken a toll- an awful and unfair and undisguised toll. The phone call from my mom led to a FaceTime with my grandma where I was able to see and tell Grandpa that I love… Read More This Side of Grief
Hi. Hello. Happy New Year. Happy almost February. Time does it again. I’m not, or I guess I haven’t been one to have a ‘word of the year’, ‘word for the year’. I’m not quite sure how it’s supposed to be said. Have you heard of this? There’s a process of selecting your word- a… Read More I Think I Found My Words
It’s been ten days and I’m still reeling. I thought I was going to small group. It’s what I do almost every Tuesday night. It’s what I’ve done and where I’ve gone for almost ten years now. But as I stood, waiting patiently in our kitchen while Eric stalled, I found myself irritated. There are… Read More A Little Louder (For those in the back)
I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to say my book without simultaneously wanting to pee my pants. In the last ten days, this book and the stories within went from a handful of eyes and ears and notebooks, to the world of publishing. Available for all eyes to see. It is nothing short… Read More The “A” Words
We are in our first full week of this new school year and I am feeling almost completely disheveled by noon. No, seriously. We literally JUST started the first full week of school and what is it? Just the typical Monday feels? Oh for the love of moms everywhere who forgot a lunch, fed them… Read More They’re Still Ours
It’s Day FOUR of summer and I’m reminding myself (already) not to wish this time away. On repeat, my head is telling me be present, be patient. Be present, be patient. But oh smokes, friends. I remember fighting with my brother more than I remember not fighting with him, but dear Lord, as a parent… Read More Slaying the Summer Momster Now
I remember my first agonizing middle as a mom. That first year when everything is new and even the most minimal expectation I had was the complete opposite of reality. When Izzy screamed more than she didn’t. When nursing was painful and defeating and confusing. And my own physical middle was weird and wavy. I… Read More 3 Things I Learned From My First Year’s Middle & Why It Matters
Oh friends. Hello. Happy New Year. Happy Valentines Day and Happy Almost Saturday. What else have I missed? Your birthday? Anniversary maybe? Well, happy to all of those too. I’m adding this photo as proof of life. We tried our hand, or feet really, at roller skating and it was a success! Hooray. My word.… Read More Rivers
Oh Dear Lord. Show me a miracle. Life, man. This year started with an ALS diagnosis for my grandpa and wrapped up with a dear one’s surgery to remove cancer. Between the months, these words have been muttered over and over and over thousands of times – Oh Dear Lord, show me a miracle. Have… Read More It’s That Simple
I started collecting greeting cards when I was in high school. I learned the habit from my mom. She had an 8×10 or 9×11 cream colored wooden box with a small brass latch on the front. It sat on the third shelf of the den closet next to sewing supplies, crafting pens and extra printing… Read More Habits & Gaps