I had grand plans for my four-day weekend. You know, they don’t come around all that often. My original list included tasks like “clean the oven” and “organize the filing cabinet.” Fun spring break? I trashed the list and made a new one: my favorite things. We need room to play. Room to simply be, … Continue reading »
I must be taking this play thing a little too literally. Sorry, friends, I’ve been absent. Life so often feels like a race. Mornings come too quickly. Before we have a moment to play, we’re out the door, shipping off to daycare and desks. Between planned to-do’s, spontaneous must-do-now’s and pop-out-of-nowhere deadlines, tasks munch away … Continue reading »
Last night, as we celebrated New Year’s Eve on the couch eating leftover birthday cupcakes and watching old “Parenthood” episodes, I casually asked my husband for resolution ideas. There’s always the obvious like exercise more and eat better. (Why do you think we were “getting rid of” the cupcakes before the new year?!) Get organized. … Continue reading »
Yesterday I wanted to play dress up make sure that Annistyn’s Christmas outfit fit. A modeling session just seemed like the right thing to do. “Mom, you do realize that it’s not Christmas yet, right?” “Excuse me. I need to call daddy. Maybe he’ll save me from this photo shoot.” “Seriously, mom. I was just … Continue reading »
Silly. Charming. Jolly. Determined. Fun. That’s my girl. At just one month shy of a year old, she babbles, crawls, dances, high-fives, patty-cakes, points, moans (yes, moans) over real food and puts a smile on our faces every day. This morning she found it hilarious to tug the shower curtain out from the bathtub, soaking … Continue reading »
Tonight, as I laid my nearly 10-month-old down in her crib, she looked up at me with those icy blue eyes and said the word I’ve been longing to hear: mama. Sweet. Playful. Clear as a bell. She then raised her soft baby arms as if to say, “Pick me up, mama. Let’s cuddle.” And … Continue reading »
After a weekend of solo parenting, I’m ready to crawl into bed. Since I don’t have the energy to string words together tonight, my latest Instagram photos paint a pretty good picture of my weekend. It’s definitely fall in North Dakota. We’re loving this weather. And, I’m having way too much fun dressing Annistyn in … Continue reading »
Like almost every other baby, Annistyn has always been fascinated with jewelry. As a result, I usually just wear simple diamond studs and skip the necklace altogether. Today, as I was changing out of my work clothes, Annistyn was getting fussy. I grabbed the first thing I saw—an old, cheap strand of fake pearls. She was … Continue reading »
This morning, I was washing dishes while mentally running through my weekend to-do list. It’s a curse, really, this to-do list mentality. As I jotted down the tasks–heaping piles of laundry, grimy floors, coffee-stained car cup holders, finding time to rest to get over a lingering cough–I started to wonder: why must I always feel … Continue reading »
It has been too long since I’ve counted His gifts. Every once in a while, usually when things are going well, I count in my head and give thanks. But writing them down is even more fulfilling. His gifts are all around me this lovely Saturday morning. They include: 1. the start of a three-day … Continue reading »
