The Coffee Monologues | #03
There’s really nothing like a Starbucks out, except maybe a Starbucks in. I’ve upped my coffee intake since starting that…
Family
My favorite place in all the world is with my husband and three boys in our cozy little home outside Chicago. Here you’ll find some of our personal family stories, posts on motherhood, holidays, and what we’ve learned on our homeschool journey so far.
The Coffee Monologues | #02
Have you gone to Starbucks for a Pumpkin Spice latte yet? No? You should. ASAP. Nothing says fall like a…
on glory days, witching hours, and finding sanity
This is one of those momma posts that has been sitting in my drafts folder for a while, waiting for…
Surviving Breast Cancer, BRCA1, and What We Can Do
For a very long time, breast cancer was something that affected other people. It existed, but in a reality parallel to my…
The Coffee Monologues | #01
I feel like it’s been a while since we last chatted. Meet me at a Starbucks? Or would you rather…
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Zucchini Bread in the Kitchen at the end of Summer
Growing up, Mom always kept a garden. At the end of summer, when the zucchini’s were plump and ripe she…
I hope they see | a mother’s prayer
There are days I look deeply into two sets of little eyes, wondering what memories will keep. And although I know…
So we’re trying something new . . .
Something I never thought we’d do. Something that excites me and terrifies me, in the most profound of ways, at exactly…
Making Your Own Princess Purse
See, this is why I need a girl . . . Maybe it’s because I’m a boy mom, and am…
Church Family
It happens most when my brother and sister-in-law are in town, sitting in the same row as a big family,…