At 5:29 pm tonight we were walking to the mailbox. Something I do most days with just me and Jack. But for tonight Dad got to be there too. Jonathen was back at the house working on a project for his second time around. More on that another time. 5:29 was special because it was […]

We have many labels, best friend, husband, wife, but today was a big day to be parents. I never felt the weight of what that really meant before today. To have Matt with me after he was away for 10 days, after getting to enjoy Jonathen’s concert together last night in the nick of time, […]

I see it in his eyes, I feel it in my heart. It makes me queasy. The time when everyone else’s opion matters more than your own. When you wonder if you will be accepted if you talk to your parents, hug you parents, take a picture with your parents…I didn’t see it when I […]

It was getting late. The kids were hungry and I was working as fast as I could to get things ready for them. The only problem was everything I was doing wasn’t working. My final straw was when our brand new grill wouldn’t start. I was ready to throw myself on the ground and cry […]

Tonight we began a new book. Jonathen read me the preface because he was certain I couldn’t read the fine print. I tried. He was right. Then I picked up with chapter one while he ate his apple, then he read me number two, and then I finished up with number three. Then I said […]

I was digging through some pictures of us from earlier in the year and this one surprised me. I do not even remember taking it!! But when I saw it flash up on my screen I immediately thought, this is what my kids see all the time. I can’t help but wonder if this will […]