Last week, while preparing to lead a retreat for a group of wonderful women, I forgot everything I knew. I forgot the main points of the Bible studies I had been teaching for the past two months at my own church. I forgot how much I enjoy speaking at events. I forgot how warm and...Continue Reading
Today is my birthday. According to six-year-old wisdom, you should feel different on your birthday. On their birthday, both Sam and Elisabeth walked downstairs and separately demanded, “Today is my birthday! What’s wrong? Why don’t I feel different?!” Later that day, we went to LifeTime and both kids marched up to the tape measure on the...Continue Reading
For the past couple months, my bedside table and audio book playlist has been crowded with Christianish non-fiction. Interrupted and Seven by Jen Hatmaker, Cold Tangerines, Bittersweet, and Bread & Wine by Shauna Niequist, and Sparkly Green Earrings by Melanie Shankle. I’ve never reviewed any of these books on Amazon, but if I did, here’s...Continue Reading
Two years of eating Paleo(ish) has taught me a few lessons: 1. Condiments are never Paleo friendly. Paleo sauces are either weird consistencies, expensive, or tricky to make. 2. Eating out is mostly Paleo-friendly. Perhaps this is where the (ish) part of my diet is obvious. Eating out might be hard for someone following an...Continue Reading
Four kids in the same school seemed easier than one kid at home, one kid in public school, and two kids in private school. Less juggling, less crazy driving around in circles. I was so sure four kids in the same school would make our lives less of a circus. It looks like I guessed...Continue Reading
Dear Elisabeth… I breathed a sigh of relief when you wore this red polo for your first day of Kindergarten (Part II). For your past three first-days-of-school, you’ve chosen the white shirt option for your uniform. And, here’s the thing about the uniform you wear on the first day of school, Elisabeth. It is the...Continue Reading
Dear Sam, You hesitated to hold that sign in this picture. Is that because you were confused about today being your first real day of Kindergarten? I know, it’s a little weird since that was last year. Today is actually your first day of Kindergarten Part II. Or, did you hesitate because you thought it...Continue Reading
(Ed. Note: No FAQs today as I’m writing the annual first-day-of-school letters to the kids. Here’s the first one, complete with tears and some extra pictures of the first day of school.) Dear Nate… You are full of surprises, kid. Daddy and I would have bet money the first day of school would be very...Continue Reading
Yesterday was the first day of school. You know that weird time-lapse trick that happens on really big days? The trick that makes normal 24-hour days feel like they hold an entire week’s worth of activities? Y’all. Yesterday was like ten days rolled into one. Before we even left for school, the kids had lived...Continue Reading
