Mornings…
Parker is our early riser around here (along with Fiona)…and he usually does one of a few things. Sometimes he runs into our room, hauls …
Things I forgot about being a new parent
Faced with the prospect of our third child, I felt pretty confident with my parenting abilities, especially thinking back to how much we had to …
Stretch Marks…from Madi’s Perspective
Last night, as we were walking upstairs to put the kids to bed, Madi pipes up and innocently asks, “Mommy, why do you have bleed …
Hello feet…Oh I have missed you…
Towards the end of my pregnancy, I had the distinct pleasure of watching my ankles slowly disappear and had the amazing opportunity to strap on …
Fiona’s Story
There is something about birth stories that beg to be told…any time that I hang around a group of Moms, especially if it is for …
I’m back…with a baby…
So I’m sitting here with my not even one day old daughter laying asleep on my lap, and what pops into my mind is retrospective …
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree…
A couple of weeks ago, Ben was heading upstairs to bed around 11:30 when he stopped on the stairs, looked down at me still doing …
Seeing things from the “other side”
It is always funny when the kids do things that remind me of my childhood… For instance, March is Reading Month for Madi’s school, so …
Back to the grind…or maybe just a different kind of grind?
Classes started back up yesterday after spring break, and all my students came trotting back to class with tan faces and stories of trips to …
Meditation…not just for monks…
My sisters and I recently read the book The Celebration of Discipline, which is kind of a how-to guide for the spiritual disciplines,like fasting, simplicity, …
