an anchor for my soul

Date night! Last night Brian and I drove about 1 hour south to Rochester to see one of his favorite bands, Wilco.  He was so excited!  And I...

As a mom, I feel a huge part of my job is to be an A+ student of my kids.  And this isn't my original idea, I'm copying my heavenly ...

A friend of mine recommended the book "Dandelion Wine" by Ray Bradbury.  I'm finding it an absolutely beautiful book. Today, ...

Poor Clara has the worst luck.   Last year in July she started having very weird symptoms.  It started with a rash, led to a constant low-gr...

Me:  Stephen, do you want to stay up and play with your legos for awhile? Stephen:  Mooooom.  You don't play with legos ... you build ...

Clara got a small hole in her favorite princess pajamas.  She was devastated.  So sad.  Fortunately, she got some princess Ariel pj's fo...

To my sweet girl who turned 4 last weekend ... We love you!  We love your beautiful smile, your beautiful heart, and your beautiful mind.  N...