How I’m getting through

May 15, 2020.Reading time 11 minutes.

I made a mistake yesterday. I was in the grocery store, and I turned my cart the wrong way down one of the aisles that have now been designated THIS WAY and DO NOT ENTER to keep us safe as we procure food in quarantine. A woman blocked me with her cart and yelled at […]

A Teardrop Year

December 28, 2018.Reading time 9 minutes.

Holy crap, this year was hard! Funny thing – Last December, I did one of those things where you ask God for a word for the coming year. I heard FUN. Well, clearly that was a mistake, because the word that best defines 2018 for us is CARNAGE. So much blew up or collapsed, I […]

All the Hallelujahs

September 7, 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

The Cherubs are back in school, and I’m relaxed for the first time since June :) Summers, historically, are not our best season as a family. This one was no different. Most of the time, I felt like this Bart Simpson doll: And yet, as I scroll through pictures in order to curate a perfect internet […]

My Epitaph, from an 8 year old

May 18, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

An 8 year old friend at our church gave this mug to me last night at Life Group. Isn’t it adorable? Since then, I keep thinking, “If that’s what it says on my tombstone someday, I’ll have done alright…” Until recently, I have given no thought whatsoever to what I would want carved in […]

The Rest of Yesterday’s Story

April 29, 2017.Reading time 6 minutes.

Yesterday I had a bit of a rant. I wasn’t sure whether or not to post it. It had the potential to come across as full-on ungratefulness for all I have, and I am astoundingly blessed. It hasn’t been that long since I felt astoundingly NOT blessed (to the point where Steve and I actually […]

My Fashion Woes

April 3, 2017.Reading time 12 minutes.

A couple of months ago, I went to Steve’s company holiday party dressed like an Amish nun. I didn’t mean to. The dress code was “classy cocktail,” which I interpreted to mean, Like you’re coming from work, only a step up. I found a cute preppy dress from Tommy Hilfiger. It was a little big, […]

Food Fight

March 20, 2017.Reading time 17 minutes.

I’ve become one of those people who posts pictures of food. I don’t know how this happened, except maybe that food (and dinner in particular) has been such a nightmare for us for so long. But last week, the kids liked every meal we made. (I’m going to leave that as a stand alone line, […]

Middle School Musicals & Blending Families: A Praise Report

March 14, 2017.Reading time 5 minutes.

This weekend we watched #2 Cherub sing and dance in Oompa Loompa splendor in her middle school musical. It was SPLENDID. The show was hilarious and fun (thankfully less creepy than the Tim Burton movie) and there were some astonishingly good moments for us as a family that I want to capture and remember. First, […]

Road to Adoption: Checking in after one Year

July 25, 2016.Reading time 8 minutes.

We went on vacation last week :) This was our first as a family. (Because no, I’m not counting that time we took our Black kids to the White Mountains.) We went to Syracuse NY for the Vineyard East Regional Conference, a gathering of Vineyard Church leaders from Maine to Pennsylvania. The difference in these […]

Wing-It Wings: A Recipe

October 28, 2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

Not sure if I’ve mentioned this here before, but I am a culinary rock star. What? I haven’t told you this? Well let me tell you now! Sunday after church I decided to make chicken wings. I thawed the chicken, pulled out the crock pot, then went online to look for a recipe. Which is […]