I overuse the words. The words blessed. Thankful. Grateful. They are so common now. It feels like they’ve become so cliche. So expected. I looked up synonyms. The options include appreciative, pleased, contented, glorified, fortunate… But there are no more words. At least […]
Last Thanksgiving, I spent the day eating with family. I ate two meals, I laughed, I embraced my family, I sent text messages to my friends. And then, on Black Friday, I went to chemo. My third chemo treatment. I […]
Pneumonia. Eagads. I went in for my four week post-surgery appointment to get my sinuses checked and de-breeded {yes. it’s a fun and satisfying activity where they stick both a camera stick and a sucker up your nose and vacuum […]
Soooo… big news around these parts. I’ve been cooking. And baking. And using my oven and stuff. I pretty much took a fairly lengthy hiatus from all things involving the kitchen appliances after each baby and really challenged that whole, […]
So, kindness. It’s a big thing. In fact, today is even World Kindness Day. Because apparently people need a reminder to be kind these days. Why so many are re-vowing this week to be kind? And patient? And understanding? Isn’t […]
Yesterday is was Election Day in the good ol’ US of A. It’s the day where Americans have the right to cast their opinions at the polls. It’s an incredible right and gift we have as American citizens. To choose. […]
He darted through my room this morning as I pulled the recently freshened white sheets up over the bed. He giggled. Hid in the clothes in the closet. And zoomed right back out. I continued to get ready and another […]
Ugh. It seems to be that time of the year again. The stomach bug seems to be circulating and causing upheaval in households all around suburbia. It’s the time of year where moms like me start walking around with disinfecting […]
It was the first year the Oldest wanted to be something that a) wasn’t “cute” and b) was almost unable to attend the trick or treating due to his attitude. So, no pic of that one. But plenty of fun […]
The other day, I wrote a long jumbly mess of words about happiness. Contentedness. Joy. And living. It wasn’t because I’d just had a girls’ night or a Bible Study or a playdate. It was because the theme of unhappiness […]
