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On Staying Home
Last spring, my friend Sarah, who writes the wonderful blog www.memoriesoncloverlane.com asked me to share my story of being a stay-at-home mom. She wanted me to share the reasons why I chose to leave...
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Thankful
I am thankful for our mailman. He is kind to my babies. Some days he waits for them to run to him down the sidewalk. He divides the mail in half- half the pile to one child and the other half to...
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A Note to Ellie
When we arrived at our beach cottage this June, we met a family renting the house across the street: grandparents with one granddaughter. “My granddaughter, Ellie, lives with us,” the Grandpa said,...
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Welcome, October!
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” -Anne Shirley, Kindred Spirit The post Welcome, October! appeared first on .
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Where are you, baby boy?
When my first baby was born, my world cracked open and turned on its head. A river came rushing out of the seams of my life, explosive and consuming, a love with such force it couldn’t possibly be...
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Alive, Well, and Expecting
Dear friends, Thank you to all who have checked on me . . . I never meant to stop writing for so many months. We are, delightfully, expecting another sweet baby this summer and the first five months...
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Tickled Pink!
We are expecting a baby GIRL!! I simply cannot wrap my mind around the joy of it all. Anyone who reads my words regularly knows that I adore my little boys, in the heart-bursting, mind-boggling,...
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Wynn and the Baby Easter Bunny
Once upon a time, there lived two little boys who were brothers. They were named Wynn and James. They lived in a magical little place at the foot of the Brushy Mountains. Now these mountains were...
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Life with Ducklings
In early May, our family brought home 3 pekin ducklings. We ordered our little ladies from Murray McMurray and, believe it or not, the sweet little things came through the mail. We ordered them a few...
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Bedtime and Bravery
“In winter I get up at night And dress by yellow candle-light In summer, quite the other way, I have to go to bed by day. And does it not seem hard to you, When all the sky is clear and blue, And I...
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Summer Life { in snippets and photos }
The summer days are long and humid as July draws to a close and we wait with eager expectation for our baby girl to be born in August. We were blessed to escape the heat around the 4th of July and...
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On Choosing to Homeschool
Homeschooling is such a big topic and one that is so close to my heart, it is almost hard to write about it. It’s a topic on which everyone likely has an opinion and just as every family and every...
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Our Evelyn Delphine
Our precious daughter, Evelyn Delphine Mary, is here! She was born weighing 8 lbs + 6 oz and was 20.5 inches. We are home from the hospital and settling into this new life with 3 little loves. I am...
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Believing God’s Promises in Everyday Mothering
When I was a little girl, my sisters and I had a snow globe with a snowman inside wearing a tiny cerulean scarf. Everything inside the glass was still and quiet until a vigorous shake from small hands...
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This Fall {pictures and snippets}
Sweet friends, I have missed you and oh how I have missed this space. Is it really December? When only yesterday it was August and I had a newborn daughter in my hands?? October marked the 8 year...
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Truth
“These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 The post Truth appeared first on .
View ArticleSharing Evelyn’s Birth
Merry Christmas, beloved ones. It took me three months to finish this project but I managed to compile all of my favorite images from the day our sweet Evelyn was born and put them all in a music...
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Winter Days
The winter days spent mothering can feel long and robbed of fresh air and sunlight. I find myself seeing rays of light in places I would have overlooked at another time of year. I am hungry for it....
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Our Family Rules
This morning, on Instagram and Facebook, I shared this short list of 8 “house rules” that my children are memorizing. I had many emails and requests to share a copy of this so that others could use...
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Catching Up: Memory-Keeping and Special Photos
Dear friends! It is always hard to know where to start after being “away” for so long. I thought I would share a collection of pictures and favorite memories from this past spring and summer. A rare...
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