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Knowing that the mundane matters
Sometimes, just by showing up, the mundane moments come to mean more than the "intentional moments." Sometimes, the mundane just-showing-up moments are the moments that matter the most.
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Letting him be lonely
I hope that someday, he will forgive me for all the times I said, "No, not now, Mommy is working..." and "Ezra, go play" and "Leave Mommy alone"
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one place you can go for TOTALLY FREE child entertainment
Our family calls it “the special store.” We have gone there for potty-training reward outings, special daddy-son dates, and on days like today: when the park is too hot, Barnes and Noble is…
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4th of July Parade in Kernersville, NC 2013
"It's a parade for America's Happy Birthday!!!!" As we were walking to the parade, he ran down the sidewalk. "Dere's da parade! I'm coming, Parade! I'm coming!!!"
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Miss Mary’s 4th of July Children’s Parade ~ Kernersville, NC
Instead of standing and watching as a parade goes by, these special little ones got to be IN the parade - scratch that - they got to BE the parade!
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End of May Blessings {Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 5.31.13}
Pardon me for a moment while I make two posts in one day. And pardon me while I say a big PHEW!!! and exhale on this last day of May. Sheesh, May was…
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Saying goodbye and closing the door
Our movers were gone, along with our household goods. Our landlady had just pulled away after inspecting our home. Ezra was asleep on the living room floor. We made several trips in and…
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Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 03.24.13
Is life ever not messy? For the first time in days I actually find myself with a moment of quiet and access to my computer, but words are failing me to fully express…
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Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 01.30.13
It’s been a while, and I really need this post today. January has been a pretty tough month. There was the two weeks of flu…and the sleeplessness…That in itself has taken me through…
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When I’m not enough to be a good mother: where God’s grace begins
I think that God created motherhood to show me how sinful and inadequate I am at being a good mother…and thus how much I desperately need Him and His grace. Because there is…
