“Mom, what’s Daddy gonna be for Halloween?” It was Zoe’s question. “I don’ t know, Honey, but he did say he wanted to be something funny.” Zoe paused to consider this. “Mom? Is Daddy gonna be a banana? That would be funny.” Some of you will remember that last year, there was a big campaign […]

I love this time of year. Not only is it gorgeous outside, but our days are sprinkled with so many opportunities for fun and celebration. Every time I ask the kids about the things for which they are thankful, I find out all kinds of interesting things about who they are and the things they […]

The past few days, it’s been our blessing to share time with Brian, Michelle, and Brayden while visiting Kevin’s mom and dad.  My nephew makes the third of four grandchildren on that side to have been diagnosed with autism.  Brayden reminds me a lot of Adam.  He loves letters and numbers to the point of […]

These are too good not to share! On Her Last Leg First, I should tell you that Riley likes to play this annoying “nose-eating” game with Mom in which she puts her lips on the bridge of Mom’s nose and pretends to “eat” it.  This is one of those only-a-Grandma-would-play-it games.  I can tell you […]

Well, we’re tracked out for 3 weeks, and my kids are at the beach.  My Mom and Dad (There are honestly not words to describe how wonderful they are to me.  They are a continual example of what loving God’s way is truly all about, and I don’t deserve them!  I’m thankful that God put […]

When I was little, I always thought it’d have been really cool to have sisters. I have two awesome older brothers whom I love dearly.  In childhood, we were close and had our fun, but I’d seen my mom with her sisters (she has 3), and I knew there was just something different about sisterhood.  […]

There was a time in American history when extended families commonly lived close (even shared the same land) and children were raised not just by their parents but under the daily influences of grandparents and aunts and uncles. What a relief it must have been for weary and emotional moms to pour out their frustrations […]

There’s something about life at the beach that inspires new identities. It’s almost as though as the shore refreshes and reshapes itself we are all reshaped and renewed right along with it. I’ve found that it takes more than one week for me to shed the routine and slow our pace to the point that […]

This tugs at my heart (for obvious reasons:)) and is worth watching:

Riley’s award wasn’t the only thing that put tears in my eyes this week! Zoe graduated from preschool on Thursday (click the link to view the photos…again, Kevin was there, so they’re wonderful)! The funniest thing was that Zoe had figured out that she needed to wear a hat for graduation but didn’t yet understand […]