I woke up on the morning of New Year’s Eve filled with anticipation, knowing we were standing on the brink of a brand New Year. I laid in bed a little longer than usual on that final morning of 2015 and allowed the darkness to settle around me while I listened to the beautiful silence […]
Yesterday I walked into the bathroom and noticed Meadow’s toothbrush standing proudly on it’s suctioned cup feet at the very edge of the counter top. Next to the toothbrush sat her toothpaste, appearing like two friends who had come together to enjoy a morning stroll (or more likely a sit in a park to watch […]
Every year I make a promise to myself (and to Chad). It goes something like this: Next year I am going to be more prepared. Next year, October will not beat me. Next year, I’ll do better. I will purchase birthday gifts in August, I will write birthday blogs in September, I will decide on […]
It’s hard to believe. So hard to believe. It’s been 10 years. Ten years since our lives changed. Ten years since our hearts were cracked wide open and a kind of love we never knew existed was born. Ten years since the world looked different–more beautiful and more scary all at the same time. It’s […]
It all kicks off with Boys 2 Men. Yes, you read that correctly. Our Thanksgiving kicks off with Boys 2 Men singing a most awesome rendition of Silent Night. Outdated? Perhaps. But this has been our tradition since, well, Boys 2 Men came out with their Christmas Album in. . .1993?. . .and my sister […]