I feel like my posts have had a more sober tone lately. I’m going to blame that on winter and the excessive rain we’ve had these past few months. As much as I hate what the time change does to our bodies in its wake, I love how much longer and lighter it makes the…
I’m a worrier. I’ve heard the statistic that something like 90% of what we worry about never happens. But rather than being reassured by this fact, I worry that what I’m worrying about might be in the category of the 10% that does happen. I can worry about almost anything—from the state of the local…
Winter 2019 is unlikely to go down in the books as my favorite winter. We’ve had one faux snow day, record-breaking amounts of rain, random illnesses, and very little school. I signed a permission slip yesterday and accidentally dated it 2/29/2019. The Spouse saw it on the kitchen island late last night and said, “Do…
Here are five quick things on my mind this week: Our 6th Grader turned twelve years old on Tuesday. She is nearing my height and my shoe size, and it doesn’t seem possible that I could be parenting someone of her age when I feel like I’m still growing up myself. As our firstborn she…