The Year I Almost Missed Christmas
This story was written Christmas of 2014…and I still remember it all as if it were yesterday: It was the day before Christmas Eve, and we were getting ready to hit the road for our holiday…
When He Chooses Not to “Bless” Us…
Our husband gets a promotion at work…We say we’re so blessed. Our teenager receives a long-awaited college acceptance letter….We say we’re so blessed. Our aging parent hears good news from their doctor…We say our family is so blessed. Our…
When You’re Not Enjoying Being a Mom
Mom Life: It begins with morning sickness… then comes the third trimester… then the sleepless nights… then the toddler years… then the sibling squabbles… then the friendship struggles… then the teenage questions… then the letting go….
The Second Time Around
“The Second Time Around” was written when I was pregnant with our second kiddo. We now have four, so I’ve made a few updates to this post. As I thought ahead to Baby #2, there were some…
Our Wedding
Our Wedding was perfect…more perfect than I had ever dreamed…and I had been dreaming about it for a long time. The goal was sweet, sentimental, romantic…you get the idea. We had an evening wedding…with lots of…