I’m amazed in this era of life how quickly the seasons of survival, chaos, figuring, norming, and thriving cycle through and change. Right now we are bouncing around the norming phase on our way to thriving (I hope!). I’ve jumped headlong into a huge list of projects and Andrew has stepped in to help make things…
Motherhood
Painting
A few weeks ago I had the idea to grab some of Emily’s rocks for her to paint. She picked a few out and got settled at the table. I had to leave to help Nathan and when I came back, she had dumped out a lot of paint from the bottle and took to…
Standing on Their Shoulders
I have been blessed to be part of a line of women who are living an incredible legacy of motherhood. I am amazed how each one of their examples comes to my mind on a daily basis as I try to become the mother God wants me to be. I want to share five examples…
We Made It
Andrew’s semester officially concluded today at 11:30 when he arrived home for lunch. The last few weeks have been brutal with a never ending list of deadlines topped off with a baby that won’t sleep in decent stretches. Last night Andrew worked on his last paper until 3am and woke up by 8 to finish…
Rough Patches with Joyful Moments
This last week has had its share of rough patches. A lot of the rough patches involve a lack of sleep. Last Saturday we had already hit the level of sleep deprivation that makes understanding English very challenging. Yet our nights just kept getting worse. When Andrew and I rolled out of bed Wednesday morning…
Self Talk
Yesterday we met some friends at the park. Emily followed a friend and started climbing up a rope ladder of sorts. She was pretty nervous starting out and asked me to come close. I went over and stood right there but let her do all the work. After a few runs she was growing in…