joy in motherhood, homemaking, faith & simple living
Dear bank of motherhood memories, I have another one worth depositing. Are you ready to receive it? Here we go… – – – He crawled in bed, a full day of play and learning nearly behind us, and I pulled the blankets up to his shoulders. The room was calm, with dusk settling in and… [Read More]
Feeling like I need to drink more water today! Coffee is a tasty treat, and I’ve sure enjoyed my two cups today. Give me all the water, water, water :) Bookmarking a variety of fun websites: how to write a book, the results of a survey I conducted through Instagram on “mothers who read”, dreamy… [Read More]
What’s your secret to staying calm while raising four young children? she asks. She basically puts her hand on my shoulder to stop me from walking away from her in-passing question. No, really? her eyes ask loudly. I want to tell her it’s the whole “going to bed around 9pm at night” thing, that if… [Read More]
How are you processing this time of pandemic, oddity, and extreme closeness mixed with isolation? A lot of the time, it’s “mind over matter” at our house. In just a few days, Zack and I will celebrate 12 years of marriage. Our children are young in age, close in birth year, and so fun to… [Read More]
What is it about your life that causes you to stop and take notice? Is it a pretty envelope in an otherwise stack of boring mail? Is it a cleared-off bathroom counter? Perhaps it’s the mess on the counter that you notice? The chaotic pile of shoes at the front door… Could it be your… [Read More]
We sat on the couch, me and Zack together for an after-lunch cup of coffee. He could read the storm settling in my mind; he probably started charting it hours before it actually arrived. Perhaps that’s why he invited me to a coffee date? Either way, I accepted his invitation and sat down. It’s difficult… [Read More]
Seven years ago, I began waking up at wee hours to care for my firstborn nursing child, who quickly grew into a toddling child. Soon enough, I woke early to care for another nursing child. And over time, though rather quickly, I birthed and nursed two more little ones. Suddenly my mornings were quite noisy,… [Read More]
Good morning, last Tuesday of April. This morning I feel fascinated over my experience with motherhood, how it came upon me slowly during those first few weeks of gestation, then later, intensely as birth occurred. And now, seven years in, we’ve settled into a family rhythm that continues to fascinate me. Life around here is,… [Read More]
As we prepared for Marigold’s 4th birthday celebration, it seemed fitting to gather some back issues of my favorite magazine, Real Simple, to use as gift wrap. Marigold is quite interested in what interests her mama, which currently means sitting in my “pretty chair” (as she calls it), helping me in the kitchen, and looking… [Read More]
