Monthly Archives: August 2015

A couple of weeks ago, the kids found caterpillars chilling out on leaves in our backyard.  Charlie, being the bossy big brother that he is, instructed Chanelle to go into the house to retrieve some jars so they could make a home for the creatures. Chanelle diligently followed her instructions and ran outside carrying three […]

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“I wish I could just be normal.”   This was the statement I made to Chad just last night as the tears that I had been swallowing back for days finally surfaced.  I first swallowed them back when we marched up and down the aisles of Target searching for pencils, pens, and folders colored red, […]

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I forget a lot of things.  Where is my phone?  What time are we supposed to be at the soccer game?  What was the name of that gentleman we met yesterday?  Where did I put the mayo? Shoot, I needed to buy milk at the grocery store.  How do I get to fourth street?  Are […]

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We do life together. We parent together. We run together. We work together. We eat together. We sleep together (literally, we sleep in the same bed, so get your mind out of the gutter). But as I continue to age, she continues to mature. She continues to find herself, stretch herself, grow herself, become comfortable […]

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