I always struggle with whether or not I should send Joshua to daycare when I’m home on a break. I feel like such a slacker mom, but I know that he loves his school and his friends and I do love being able to sleep and get things done. Last night as we were driving…
it is well with my soul
The first of many countdowns
My Fridays are dotted with emails and iPhone notifications that New Girl is growing. And in doing that growing, we’re all growing closer to her arrival. Fridays are my “turn days” where I advance from one week of pregnancy to the next. Today, I’m 24 weeks pregnant. In so many ways I feel completely unprepared…
Going back
The day that test came up positive, I formed a bullet list in my mind of the things I wanted to do before the new baby arrived. Things we should’ve done as a family of three and either couldn’t afford or didn’t take time to do. Now that we’re on a short supply of time…
A Small Moment
Last week I got an email from Nichole at In These Small Moments (seriously? how good is that About Me page, people??) asking me to guest post in her Small Moment Mondays series. I was giddy. I did not know that Nichole reads this blog! So to find out that she reads AND wanted to…
That peaceful, easy feeling
I sat down in front of the computer twice yesterday evening to write about my day. To talk about how much I enjoyed it. How much I needed it. And every time I couldn’t find the right words. I kind of don’t think they exist in the English language. And the only phrases I know…