Family

20 May 2013

Entitlement will kick contentment in the shins. Every time.

Contentment is a delicate bubble, isn’t it? We sit out on her back porch watching the kids play with soapy bubbles and the playground blinking through the trees in the background. It’s my favorite time of day, the sun waning and hints of fireflies flirting with the coming dusk. We’ve done all the baseball games and church activities and washed up the lunch dishes. There were afternoon naps and fresh tulips in a clear vase on the dining room table keep reading…

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06 Mar 2013

For the days you think everyone else has it altogether

in Family, Kids, Motherhood

For when you get to the end of a long snow day and look around the house and wonder, how? Just how does it always come down to this? The juggernaut of chaos that lives in between these walls. You still wearing the long sleeve TShirt you stole from your little brother last time you were home. Or maybe the time before that. And the boys who made all this mess, they wilt and whine and drop down on the keep reading…

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22 Feb 2013

Five Minute Friday: What mama did

in Family, Five Minute Friday, Motherhood

This week four friends have shared unique memories of their mothers with us. Here are parts one (the storytelling) and two (the mashed potatoes) and three (the laughing) and four (the imagining) in the series. It’s been a gift to unwrap each of them and wonder what my own kids will treasure. The things I never could have imagined they would remember. Way beyond the laundry or dishes or craft projects gone wrong, what things will they take away from keep reading…

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20 Feb 2013

What mama did: the laughing

in Blogging, Cheering for you, Family, Motherhood

This is a four part series. Here are parts one and two. I’ve been thinking about how we moms want our kids to remember us. And maybe what we think will make an impression on them is very different than what they end up remembering. Maybe it’s not keeping up on the laundry or the dishes or doing the perfect crafts or attending every sporting event. Maybe our kids are marked by memories of our motherhood we couldn’t possibly imagine keep reading…

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11 Feb 2013

For the days you feel afraid

in Faith, Family, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting

I’m afraid of Zoe’s foot getting stuck between the bars of her crib and afraid of Jackson rolling off the top bunk. I’m afraid that the ancient garbage disposal will hack and heave all that old roast beef back up again. I’m afraid that the new passport won’t make it in time for the trip home again. I’m afraid of the words I want to say and some of the words I’ve already said. I’m afraid of Micah losing parts keep reading…

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