Lately things have been breaking! (Of course, these are very first world problems so please note I am not sitting here like “OMG my cell phone. My fingernails. WAH.”) Let’s be real…most of these “problems” are dumb. Anyway…moving on. Broken Thing #1: I bought a mini van awhile back and it had this awesome clicker. It … Continue reading Broken Things
Most of all, love each other as if your life depended on it. Love makes up for practically anything. (1st Peter 4:8, MSG) A few years ago, I was doing some mission work in a tiny village in the Republic of Moldova. One of those villages where the roads are dirt, chickens and goats roam rather … Continue reading This Little Light of Mine
Hello world! It’s been a bit since I’ve checked in and said hi. For some reason I really like stimulating my brain and started back to my doctorate a few weeks ago. Considering my words have been spent reporting on the fantastic ideas of performance psychology, sometimes my brain has no wit left to share…but … Continue reading Chasing Armadillos
Sometimes life looks like Mt. Everest. (If any of you have climbed that mountain, I’m sorry…I’m sure I’m exaggerating a bit much.) Last week I dropped the kiddos off with the fantastic lady who watches them (hello Miss Alisha!). Not only does she help keep my life in order and love my kiddos in an … Continue reading Mountains to Molehills
Aside from Hads’ curly lock of hair in a ziplock baggy from her first haircut, and a few other “first” things, I wouldn’t really consider myself sentimental. For the most part, I let things go! However, I would consider myself extremely sentimental in the life-things…thinking back on memories, people, how they shaped my life, etc. … Continue reading Basking in Redemption
Mom, how do you do a pose? If you know me, you know I have my smile and my awkward face. That’s it! No duck lips, no serious face, no sexy face, no poppin’ a hip (in an effort to look less like an Ungraceful Dying Flamingo), but when a 5-year-old is decked out in dress … Continue reading Tulle Tutus and Tiaras
This picture is proof of where I am. Momming hard in a messy house (that you can’t see). Nursing a baby, helping with homework, letting a two-year old “fix” my hair. This year I purchased a minivan and a fanny-pack (do not be alarmed…it’s a sexy fanny pack)! Never thought I’d see the day, but … Continue reading Mom hard, my friends!
I have to take a second and pause from my normal sarcastic, messy posts in order to throw out a mushy one dedicated to my handsome, blue-eyed, sexy-bearded husband who puts up with my madness! People who read Noes to Knows: Meet Kyle! Normally words come easily, but they don’t always flow well when I’m … Continue reading Stealing Covers
Beans: “I won uh eee God.” Translation: I want…to eat…God. What?? If you don’t know my two year old, you are missing out. We call her Beans. Why? Well…because a friend of mine walked into our daycare one morning and said “Well hey there Everbeans!” That’s all it took. (Chesnei, if she ever gets mad … Continue reading God’s Spirit Beckons
Kyle: Would you like to know why there’s a Swedish Fish in my pocket? Me: Weird face Kyle: Because Everly put it there. Let’s be real. Kids are strange little things. As I was making french toast (minus the egg –per Hads request) last night, I looked over and Hads was putting a hammer in a stick of butter. During my … Continue reading Swedish Fish in My Pocket
