Little Brown Coconut
I have not been as good at documenting Sam as I was Gracie, mainly because once there was a Sam there was also a Gracie and I didn't have time for much of anything.That said, lately my baby boy is...
View ArticleOh, The Places You Will Go
Dear Gracie,Ironically, this is very hard to put into words, but I’m going to try.You are learning to read, baby girl. Its funny, because up until now I haven’t seen that spark in you- its been your...
View ArticleRock, Rock
I guess rocking is one of those things that never ceases to be soothing, no matter how old you get.Maybe it was for that reason that I spent a lot of time in a rocking chair after Rip died.It was an...
View ArticleProtect, not Project
Protect, not project. Its something I’ve been working on.Last week, we walked in the Mach of Dimes Walk for Babies walk in honor of my cousin’s baby who was stillborn earlier this year. Its an event...
View ArticleJust Don't Eat the Apples
Chick-fil-a has a fruit cup. Occasionally, when I am feeling particularly virtuous, I will get the fruit cup instead of the fries. I will eat everything in said fruit cup-oranges, blueberries,...
View Article"Terrible" Two's
Two is hugs that involve all 30 lbs and smell faintly of strawberry yogurt, alwaysTwo is “I lub you” and “sowwy”’s, freely givenTwo is when “I” is “Me”…Me is your BIGGEST babyTwo is still falling...
View ArticleDon't Add Water
There are times where I question my abilities as a mother. Bath time. Bath time is that time.It starts with the moaning and whining about the act of actually getting IN the tub. My children bathe every...
View ArticleMy Rainbow
You know how sometimes you have that feeling of dread, and you can't quite put your finger on what's causing it. I hate that. And I've been having it a lot lately.Things have happened to people I know...
View ArticleThe Sound of Sunshine, Part II
Gracie starts kindergarten next week. I'm fine with it...really, I am. No, I mean really I was fine with it until this morning when I dropped her off for the next to last day at Pre-K.I got in the car...
View ArticleThe Plan
Dear Gracie,Last night, while I was giving you a bath, you asked me in a very small voice what I thought you would be doing on your first day of kindergarten.Your question took me a little bit by...
View ArticleI Will Carry You
Dear Rip,When I think of you, I think of fried chicken...and sweet tea...and Grey's Anatomy. While we existed in our little cocoon of hospital life for the most part it was just you and me, Bubba. And...
View ArticleGo After It
Today marks seven years since Rip left this earth.He was alive for seven days- people often make a big fuss over how God could have created the universe in seven days, but I can certainly see how whole...
View ArticleA Moment Like This
I was recently asked to serve on a committee at our church. I think this is probably something that happens a lot as your kids get older and you become more invested in their faith walk and who is...
View ArticleFuller House
The way I see it, there are two types of kids: Kids who are bad in front of your face, and kids who are bad behind your back.As much as I hate to admit it, I was the sneaky kid...unfortunately (or...
View ArticleOn Faith
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see- Hebrews 11:1Faith can be a confusing thing. In order to "have faith", as Christians, we must hope and believe in a...
View ArticleI Believe
Believe: Feel sure of the truth ofI believe turquoise makes life happierI believe you can question your faith and still be faithfulI believe in childhoodI believe in rainbows, four leaf clovers and...
View ArticleIf Its Meant To Be
I am doing a daily advent book this season, and the directive this morning was to share something that God is doing in your life right now.The thing is, I know what God is doing in my life right now,...
View ArticleQuarantine- Day 22
Day 22I ordered a carbon monoxide detector at 3 am this morning. I figured of all the things I cannot control right now, that’s one thing I can.After that I went back to sleep until almost 7 am…that’s...
View ArticleDay 23
Day 23This morning was Palm Sunday. I woke up all full of promise that I was going to bring the meaning of this day to my family and was in tears by 9 am when the kids were fighting and Parke had been...
View ArticleDay 25
I've spent the best $50 of my life on a blow up "Candy Land" pool from Amazon. After a rough start to so-called spring break yesterday, this beautiful piece of plastic was delivered in the nick of time...
View ArticleDay 26- A Tale of Two Quarantines
So many times during all of this I have been reminded of the time I was on hospital bed rest before Rip was born.For six weeks I was confined to one room (and really one bed, unless I was showering or...
View ArticleDay 27
A friend shared this with me this morning. It gave me chills, thought it was worth preserving here.How the Virus Stole EasterBy Kristi BothurWith a nod to Dr. Seuss Twas late in ‘19 when the virus...
View ArticleDay 29
My large family has a tradition, on your birthday, where we go around the table and name our favorite thing about the birthday boy or girl. Last year, on Gracie's birthday, we got all of the way around...
View ArticleDay 30- Easter
I've seen so many social media posts today calling this "the sweetest Easter ever"... they aren't wrong.Somehow, even though we can't leave our homes, I felt more connected this Easter than I have in a...
View ArticleDay 32
Social Media these days is a real joy (insert sarcasm here)A typical exchange may go something like this:*Person A post video of nondescript doctor saying COVID-19 is all a hoax or something to that...
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