It’s a new year—with new dreams, new challenges, and (like it or not) a new president. As we approach the end of January my gym is still decently full, which I happen to find bittersweet (sweet because people are taking [...]
These words are for the person who’s ready for Christmas to begin, and for the one who’s ready for it to be over. These words are for someone who woke up this morning like, “Whoa. CHRISTMAS IS IN THREE DAYS. [...]
Parenthood is one of those things we all want to get right and finish well. But, goodness gracious, the bar is set awfully high with gobs of unachievable Pinterest goals. And Christmas is no different—if you haven’t noticed. I could scribble [...]
I'd always wanted to scuba dive through a sunken ship and, several years ago, it happened. Derek and I rolled backwards off the side of a small boat into the salty Caribbean. We adjusted our gear, gave each other the ready [...]
How wild would it be if someone handed you a million dollars to invest, but you buried it instead? How silly would it be if you took a bucketful of seeds for the garden, but decided to see how they would flourish in the [...]
I ran into a parked car today. Well, it wasn’t quite as bad as that sounds. I accidentally tagged an SUV (hello white Lexus) while pulling into a parking spot at the gym this morning. Oops. I felt an unusual [...]
I brushed a plastic dinosaur’s teeth last night—with an electric toothbrush. I woke up to Captain America heroically leaping into my REM cycle at 5:17am. I've braided Barbie’s hair, patched up skinned knees, wiped a few tears, sorted through some laundry with an unfortunate case of SKD (shredded Kleenex disaster), and spent twenty-five ridiculous [...]
My summer brain has gotten a bit fried from all of the sunshine lately, so I've happily invited more listening and less blabbing into my life. I just finished the book, It's Not What You Think: Why Christianity Is About So Much More Than [...]
Kids notice everything, don’t they? The bugs on the ground. The planes in the sky. The fuzz on the carpet. While grocery shopping with Jack, he asked me if a lady in the produce section had a baby in her [...]
I was the perfect mother before having kids. I remember thumbing through pregnancy and parenting books at Barnes and Noble while expecting our first baby—a girl. When stumbling across an expert piece on raising strong-willed children, I quickly placed it [...]
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