Mother’s Day is a complicated holiday. For some, it’s a joyous celebration of motherhood. For others, it’s an unwelcome reminder of loss, infertility, estrangement, hurt, or disappointment. But, at its best, I think the holiday is a celebration of the women, here or in heaven, who have influenced, encouraged, cared for, or inspired us ~…
This weekend marks two highly anticipated occasions for our family. First, Saturday is the annual Daddy Daughter Dance at a local church, and this will be the second year the Spouse has taken all three girls to this event. {One loves to dress up, one loves to dance, and one goes primarily for the punch…
Earlier this week marked the eleventh anniversary of my dad’s passing. I don’t feel like I need to write about it every year. But, it’s certainly something I think about often, and one of my fears as we get further away from his death is that my memories of him may get fuzzier with time. So, these…
Like most people in this part of the country, I’m more than ready to welcome fall after the heat and humidity that plagued the South all summer. I know it’s a bit ridiculous to whip out sweaters and boots and start adding pumpkin spice to everything in sight just because the calendar says it’s autumn. So, I’ve tried hard…