Kids certainly have a way of keeping you grounded, don’t they? They serve up humble pie with a side of honesty and embarrassment almost daily. Today’s Character: Clark Murray – sense of humor beyond his years, affectionate, talker, easy going Setting: Local Crowded Pancake Joint Scene: While waiting for a table of six to be …
Read MoreSummer is threatening to leave us soon. School supplies, pool closings, fall sports being practiced on any open field, are constant reminders that it will escape us once again. We’ll carefully pack up our five-year-old summer memories, and voyage into a new adventure soon. Change is hard, necessary, and unfamiliar, yet we’ll travel there together. …
Read MoreWe’ve all heard the million and one excuses for the Littles needing to get out of bed at night, we’ve tripped over their toys in the dark, we’ve soaked our selves with suds and bath water as we wrestle them through bath time, and we’ve waved the white flag of surrender in the battle over …
Read MoreThe boys stood at the fence in the near 100 degree weather and cheered their Daddy on as if their lives depended on it. “Go Daddy! Go Daddy! Go Daddy!” was chanted with all their might along with the sing-song “Go Daddy, Go Daddy, Go Daddy, Go!” When he stopped mid-game to acknowledge them with …
Read MoreIt’s so easy to get caught up in the work of motherhood that we forget the joy of mothering, isn’t it? The chaos, the distractions, the immediate, the emergencies, the noise, the load… There are fires to be put out, check lists to cross, tasks that need attention. Hurry. Frazzle. Rush. And in the bustle …
Read MoreThe approaching Mother’s Day holiday leaves me not only emotional about the awesome privilege of becoming a mother to these four boys, but an overwhelming gratitude for my own mother’s love. Source: notonthehighstreet.com via Anna Cristina on Pinterest Our journey to motherhood was a bumpy one, and my heart aches for those who …
Read MoreI’ll never forget laying on the examining table as an ultrasound revealed that I was carrying four BOYS. It seemed foreign, surreal, and overwhelming to process. I never imagined what a houseful of boys looked like. Hadn’t the rarity and shock of being pregnant with four at the same time been enough to wrap my …
Read MoreI firmly believe that our children are better at hearing our hearts in our words than we are. They pick up on even the slightest negative tone in my voice; they hear every word I say under my breath. They notice when I am annoyed at them, no matter how much I try to hide …
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