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Maybe one day…
ByHollieAn excerpt from my conversation with my eldest after I picked her up from school yesterday: The Kindergartener: Almost everyone in our family has a job! Me: Oh, yeah? How is that? The Kindergartener: Well, Daddy goes to work. {My sisters} go to preschool. And, I have two jobs! I go to choir AND school….
On being a belle
ByHollieWhen I was in graduate school we were required to take a class called Spiritual Formation. For some reason, I thought this would be a fun one to take my first semester, so I signed up with a very misguided sense of excitement about all we would learn about this fascinating topic. Little did I…
A weekend in phone pics
ByHollieSometimes pictures tell the best stories. This is my phone. Or, I should say, this was my phone. Friday evening we were eating at Moe’s when I slid my hand in the outer pocket of my purse to check the time on my phone. As I slipped my hand back out I noticed it was…
Is it bedtime yet?
ByHollieI knew today was going to be a long day when I kissed the Spouse on his way out the door this morning and accidentally said “goodnight” instead of “goodbye.” I think “goodnight” is kind of where I was mentally… Alas, much has to be done today because we are gearing up for a trip…
Dear Dad…
ByHollieThis weekend marks ten years since you so abruptly left us. I remember that October afternoon like it was yesterday. The events of that particular Tuesday unfolded so swiftly that it left us little time to process the magnitude of what happened and absolutely no time to tell you goodbye. You were with us one…
Sleepless in Suburbia
ByHollieWe knew we had it good when at a mere five weeks old, Baby C started sleeping through the night. From late November through mid-March, she kept at it… giving us a good 6-8 hours of uninterrupted sleep each night. But, then, she must have consulted with her sisters. And, they must have told her…





