Dear 2nd Grader, Today you turn eight years old. In my mind you should still be about four years old, but I know you’re especially proud of each one of your eight years today. As our middle child, I imagine there are times when you feel somewhat overlooked being sandwiched between the firstborn 4th Grader and the ever-busy…
For the past two weeks the older two girls have been back at school, and I have been the lone playmate for the Preschooler. I love her energy and her spunk. I appreciate that she wakes up each day {often ridiculously early} eager to take on the world. I’m grateful for the ways she teaches me…
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to…
Last week we wrapped up summer break with a family beach trip. Many afternoons the temperature climbed to near 100 degrees in coastal South Carolina, but the heat was a small price to pay for the change of pace and scenery. Growing up, we went to Hilton Head Island more than any other destination. Some of…