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...
Sand in my toes … and the bed … and J’s hair …
I'm remembering today. Sand in my toes ... and everywhere else really. (Including the tiny bunk bed I slept in with both kiddos at one point--it WOULD NOT come out of J's hair. Mostly because she liked to pour handfuls of it on her head). A turquoise touring bike...
My Thankful . . .
If you haven't read this book, One Thousand Gifts, I would encourage you to do so. Making this list has turned everyday moments into treasures, minutes when I would be angry and impatient into quiet reflections on the goodness in my life, and (when I remember to do...
We ARE in Kansas, Toto.
I give up. I am terrible at this. I mean I don't really give up because I am going to keep blogging but I had all these great intentions to share our epic move across the country and all the fun things blah blah blah. Although we did make some sweet...
I knew it!!
So this new show "Pregnant in Heels" featured this hoity toity power couple who enlisted the pregnancy concierge, an intellectual think tank, a focus group, and their closest friends to come up with a baby name . . . Bowen Asher. I knew we were cool.~M.P.S. I am...
Craftiness . . . Part 5~Randomness
And finally ~some randomness that doesn't fit a particular category.Vintage girly pink fabric quilt for a dear friend and her brand new baby girl.Adjusted this pattern to fit what I had. Huggins Family Christmas stockings for our first ever at home...
Craftiness . . . Part 4~3D Journals
Handmade 3D Journals~My favorite Christmas project of the year. I got the pattern from this book and then made it my own~Voila! Gifts for my sister and a dear sweet friend.G. and her boysHandmade flower from scraps (Thank you Little Birdie Secrets)Throw in buttons...
Craftiness . . . Part 3~Diaper bag fun.
I am a big bag kind of girl. And I love Amy Butler. Ergo . . .Poppy by Laura Gunn (in the Spice Palette)Nursing cover (my design~and available for purchase . . . )Who doesn't love polka dots??Changing pad I ordered this fabric from Hawthorne Threads. LOVE this...