About Me I wasn't sure how to "introduce" myself to all of you, so this is what you get. :) I am a wife to Aaron. A mom to Nolan and Maclaine. A birth-mom to Brooke. A daughter to John and Cathy. A big sister to Stephanie and Kelsey. An aunt to Owen, Ayden and [...]
For Mother's Day I had a funny "you know you're a mom when" post all worked up in my little noggin, but I don't feel like that's what God wants me to share today. I started thinking about family. About our sense of loyalty, entitlement and how deeply we can and do sometimes hurt each [...]
Whining, whining, whining... Some days it seems like that is all I hear. It started early this morning. The baby woke up about 3 hours earlier than normal, and she was not going back to sleep. She was pretty happy, for about the first 45 minutes... Her brother woke up in there somewhere and in [...]
I wrote this in July of 2011. I wrote this before I knew I was carrying our beautiful little Miss Maclaine. It's funny how God puts lessons He has taught us back in our path when we need a reminder. I needed the reminder today. A reminder that I am blessed. That my family is [...]
Several days ago I witnessed my cat, Kit, hunt and catch a grackle for her kittens. She dropped the still live bird in front of her three kittens. At first they looked at her in wonderment. Kit just walked away and went and got comfy in a shady spot and closed her eyes. I am [...]
Not One Thing Today I've done nothing. No, seriously, I have not done one thing that anyone else could see a difference between this morning and now. I have not done one dish. I haven't folded or put away even one piece of laundry. I haven't picked up any toys. I didn't make a big [...]
