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...
Out on a limb . . .
So I am going out on a limb here – it’s skinny, shaky, could break any minute. Well, let me back up and give you the impetus for my venture before I describe this particular limb. My mother’s cousin and her hubs are visiting at the moment and she is a card-carrying...
The Psalms
I love the Psalms. I especially love Psalm 27:13-14 right now. I have such grief today, but I have not lost heart. I am confident that I will see the goodness of the Lord. It may not-nay, it will not-look the way I in my imperfect and small mind think it should...
The beginning of the beginning…
We celebrated our anniversary this weekend. Five years (a jam packed five years!). Our actual anniversary is April 30th, but generally speaking, I am about a week behind in my life so this is actually on schedule. So, in honor of this very special day, and because...
Happy Birthday Love
So, yesterday was the hubs birthday. I would have actually written this yesterday, but I was too tired from spending his money all day then cooking him a fabulous dinner. (In my defense, most of the money spent was directly or indirectly for him . . . except for...
Daddies have all the fun…
So FYI all you new or soon to be parents . . . daddies have all the fun. While I tell my dear sweet offspring that she may not, in fact, have "cheewos" for breakfast, daddy is busy teaching our demure and proper little lady how to flick boogers out the car window....
The beginning of the middle…
Because I don't have enough crazy in my life (and because my email list is getting looooong), I decided we need a blog. As if Alaska wasn't far enough, we are moving to Germany. So I need a handy place to keep you posted, a way to share my love of all things crafty...