When I was a little girl Easter looked like a starched white dress with a pink pinafore and matching ribbons in my hair, complete with white patent leather shoes over ankle socks turned down to the lace trim. It looked like a church cantata and my pale pink Precious Moments bible opened to the … [Read more...] about When Easter Blooms
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The Small Thing That Hurt My Feelings In A Big Way
Part of my job involves people asking me to give them things like "statistics" and "analytics" and other complex measurements. That is not my favorite part of my job because I have a complicated relationship with numbers. Mostly in that I hate them. This is why I chose to become a writer, … [Read more...] about The Small Thing That Hurt My Feelings In A Big Way
Life Hacks For New Moms
The other day I was chatting with some new moms about how adding a new baby to the family is beautiful and amazing and also sometimes sends the entire household order into a total tailspin. Not that anything has crashed and burned over here. I mean, it's all just going totally smoothly and my … [Read more...] about Life Hacks For New Moms
Parenting Like A Boss: The Girl Who Cried Wolf
Parenting my oldest has stretched me as a person, challenging everything that I thought I knew about parenthood and reshaping all of my preconceived notions around this sweet and sassy girl. It has, for me, been a lesson in grace, "the sacred labor of shaping a spirited soul without breaking … [Read more...] about Parenting Like A Boss: The Girl Who Cried Wolf
When God Made You, Ridley
When I saw two pink lines on a pregnancy test the summer before last I sat in shock with that information for a really long time. (If I were hip I would tell you that it made me feel "shook" but my little sister tells me that I can not pull off using trendy young people slang.) Given my background … [Read more...] about When God Made You, Ridley
Ridley’s Outdoor Adventure Nursery
I'm in complete denial that my baby is going to be one in a couple of months so now is probably a good time to share his adventure themed nursery! Remember when I tried really hard to persuade my husband into a woodland themed nursery for our daughter and he totally vetoed it? (If you don't … [Read more...] about Ridley’s Outdoor Adventure Nursery
