This month is always significant for our family. We pack a lot of emotion and celebration into October. And typically I can’t wait to add to the frenzy with a visit to a farm for a hayride, painted pumpkins, fall-themed birthday parties, and a fall scene on the front porch. But this year our pace…
It’s a strange thing to have a blog where you share a part of yourself and your family with readers you may or may not know. What is private becomes public as much as I allow it to do so. And today I share what has been a private decision because I trust and love…
I’ve only visited my dad’s grave a handful of times. I don’t like cemeteries or the feelings they conjure up. But this fall I find myself driving by the one he is buried in on the other side of town once a week to take my middle daughter to piano lessons. A few weeks ago…
Today marks our fifteenth wedding anniversary. The weather outside looks and feels strangely similar to what it was like on June 18, 2005 — partly sunny and unseasonably cool for mid-June in the South. When I look back at pictures I can remember a number of little details about that day, things like the smell…