Category: Community
Posted on August 1, 2017
Countdown to the big 4-0!
In 13 days I will be 40. I wanted this year to be extravagant. Or at least not the same as always. I purposefully opened my eyes to my failures and what makes me tick. I’m lazy and… Read More
Updated on May 29, 2017
I’m ruining my kids’ summer on purpose
During the school year: They are making memories that doesn’t include me. Experiencing joys and hurts that don’t involve me. They don’t want my help but sometimes need it desperately. First day of summer: They are bored. And… Read More
Updated on April 1, 2017
April Letter to my Children
Happy April! Each month I get to write a letter to my kids and link up with some other moms. This month I get to link to my beautiful and talented friend Michelle. Click Here after you ready my letter… Read More
Updated on March 22, 2017
Learning from Broken Eggs
A day’s work. Ruined. Because I was distracted and had too many things rushing through my head. You don’t have to be a chicken princess to appreciate this frustrating (and depressing) sight. I would compare it to the… Read More
Posted on March 12, 2017
Self-working it out
I feel like I’m constantly in motion. It would be nice to totally blame this on the children but it would also be false. I’m an over-committer. When you compound that character trait with people-pleasing and comparison, you… Read More
Updated on February 1, 2017
Letters to my Children: February 2017
Each month I have the honor to link up with incredible moms that also write letters to their children. Click here to read my good friend Michelle’s letter after you finish reading mine. Hope around the circle until you… Read More
Posted on January 3, 2017
Just one word…SPACE
New year…new me? Probably not. I don’t stick with stuff. I try and buy the best planner to help me stay on top of it all but will find myself beneath it all in a month or so. … Read More
Updated on January 1, 2017
Letters to my children: Beginning 2017
Each month I join other moms in a blog circle and we write letters to our children. Some letters are sweet and memorable. Other (mine) are words written to document the trenches of motherhood. After you read my… Read More
Posted on December 20, 2016
Losing Jolie
Our dog Jolie died today. We are all very sad. We found a nice spot for her just beyond the yard under a huge pecan tree. The kids made a cross to mark her spot. We stood by… Read More
