the /grace/ between
The grace poured out between.
On Keeping Them Safe
(Trigger warning: Brief mention of suicide and self harm.) When I turned forty, I thought I said goodbye to a decade of being tired. Chuckbob wasn’t even a thought. COVID was months away. // I remember when my Second Son was just weeks old, and I was a fresh mom...
Thanks. And Goodbyes.
We’ve said goodbye in so many places, and in so many ways. A cavernous Air Force hangar built to hold beasts of planes, used to herd my husband off to war. Countless airports. After the first few times, passionate embraces in full view of those poor ticket agents...
RED DRESS … Help.
I feel like I need to write RED DRESS in all capital letters every time, because this isn't just a RED DRESS. It has S.E.Q.U.I.N.S.I need help ladies ....How would you style this? I own it .... bought it at an Antique Mall. For $18.Now I need to rock it.~M.P.S. It...
Oh, I almost forgot!!-Craftiness
Almost forgot to post my totally awesome 'farkly' Advent Calendar for my big sister and her family. Had so much fun making these:)The idea is to print out fun family activities (like these from Passionate Homemaking) and fold them up under the magnets.Love. Love....
Happy New Year and all that ….
I am boycotting New Year's Eve after this year. Lame. For more reasons than this, but last night Wee Man Would. Not. Sleep. Hour(s) of wailing. Then J peed the bed. And woke Wee Man up. Then he woke up again. Then he was a.wa.k.e. at 6:30 am.I seriously considered...
Wordless Wednesday
New. Camera. Lens. P shooting bow my dad made.J's idea of appropriate outside attire. Enough with the pictures. Ok I'll smile ... for chocolate. Please don't kiss me. Please don't kiss me. Please don't kiss me. Love. Love. Love. Nutcracker! Crown Center...
Christmas Carnage (in a good way) … An update of sorts.
I am slumped into the couch. So tired. Sooo happy. Such a good day. Really a good month, even with the hard stuff. I love Christmas. I believe I mentioned that. This year, there were two pieces of the story that I couldn't shake, that hovered at the forefront of my...