In moments of weariness, fatigue, and unsettledness I’m grateful for the moments in between. A chance to have a date day with my oldest. A swimming lesson in the pool with my middle son. Extra snuggles after the big boys go to bed with my youngest and just a few moments to hold my husband’s […]
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness: October 15, 2016
In October 1988, President Ronald Reagan declared October as National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month saying, “When a child loses his parent, they are called an orphan. When a spouse loses her or his partner, they are called a widow or widower. When parents lose their child, there isn’t a word to describe them.” […]
Feeling Put Together
What helps you feel put together? Is it a shower? Doing your makeup? For me this has looked different over the years and has changed as our family has grown. I can feel “put together” without washing my hair, but brushing my teeth and putting on my makeup makes the cut. I feel “put together” […]
A childhood milestone: scissors
Not sure why I was surprised, as most kids do this, and you have a real thing for scissors. But today you found our camping scissors on the counter and while I was in the shower you cut Camper’s hair, he looks like he got in a fight with a weed whacker. You also trimmed […]