Oh, 1st Grader… you turn seven years old today. Part of me wants to freeze time, but the other part of me believes the best is yet to come as you keep growing and changing each year. You are still by far our most inquisitive child. Your questions range from, “Was your TV black and…
This week began the Toddler’s first couple of days in the three-year old class at her preschool. She’s been in the infant and toddler classrooms there, but this year she moves up to the official preschool program where her days will be a bit more structured and she will no longer be required to nap…
This month marks five years since I started a blog. It was the summer of 2010, and the two older girls were three and almost two when I first decided it might be good to have some sort of creative outlet. I was in a season when I didn’t leave the house much and longed…
I’m not a morning person. I so want to be one. I really do. I believe there’s something sacred about the early morning hours when the world is still quiet, the air is still cool and the day is still a blank canvas of opportunity and promise. The problem is just that my room is…