(source) 1. Schools out for the summer. Nine days left and they are home free! Slightly nervous about the transition and looking forward to having time with them. I know Grace will be ecstatic to have the boys home every day to play with, no more boring mom. 2. We are needing some new counter stools, but not budgeting for it currently. When we bought our house pre-children we bought stools with fabric on the seating. Rookie mistake. Still, I like to look. Right now these are my faves. 3. If you have a Trader Joe's close by and like sweet potatoes these crackers are a must. Yum, yummo! 4. We officially ... view the post
Carefree Timelessness
I am a doer by nature, making lists, making a list for my lists. My mind always racing to the next thing that needs to get done or next place to go. I am a Martha always busying myself with something to do. When it comes to entertaining I am in the kitchen rather than enjoying my guests. When it comes to motherhood I always seem to be busy with a task while watching my children play. Being a stay at home mom one would think I have so much time to just be, more often than not I manage to fill it with something leaving very little time for being. I go through the day and base my success on how many items I cross off ... view the post
Surviving the Drive
1. This week Aaron had to be in to work earlier than usual, so I was in charge of doing both drop off and pick up for school. I am used to being pick up mom, we have it down to a science, easy peasy. Being drop off mom is an entirely different beast. Credit to all of you mothers who do it every single day while loading up little ones to boot. Getting four bodies clothed, fed and in the van on time before I am fully awake is an accomplishment. 2. Navigating the whole drop off scene caused me a crazy amount of anxiety. The principal is smiling while aggressively waving me through to keep driving even though I am in ... view the post
The Things They Say
They always manage to keep it light-hearted around here and me laughing out loud from their cuteness. Grace is now verbal enough to join the ranks and also things she is older than her brothers, two going on ten. She is a little mother hen, picking up after everyone and keeping all of her brothers in line. Clapping her hands Grace: Come here Caden! And attempts to pick up all 21 pounds of him with her 26 pound frame. Hearing Caden fussing in his crib. G: I will get him Mom. Seeing some of Aaron's clothes lying on the floor in a pile, Grace picks it up and looks at it. G: Did daddy pee? Lying on the ... view the post
For Those Still Longing
(source) I am over at Blessed Is She Blog today, sharing reflections and hope for those who find Mother's Day to be a painful remembrance of what they don't have, what their hearts still long for. Humbled and honored to have my writing posted for such an amazing ministry. Praying this week for those of you still dreaming and hoping to some day hear the word, Mama. ... view the post