One of my earliest memories as a new mother of three, was when Coen, my youngest was about two weeks old and I decided to break all three kids out of the house for a stroll to the park. I took them by myself, pushed Coen in his stroller and the older two rode their [...]
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The green shoes that nearly did me in and the whisper that turned this sinking ship around
I have realized something this week that I never fully realized before. ALL THREE OF MY CHILDREN ARE STRONG WILLED. What. Is. Happening. They each have different degrees of strong willed sprits, but this past week I learned that they were so much stronger than I ever thought. It all started with the hunt for [...]
Under the Surface
At our house, we LOVE blackberries. Over the past five years Derick has slowly planted and cultivated about forty plants, so that when blackberry season arrives---we have berries a plenty. This year as I was picking berries I started to notice from a few feet away that there would be these HUGE berries hiding directly [...]
Young Adults Against the World
Recently I have had young adults on my mind. Since I now have a pre-teen in my house, I have been really observant and perceptive of parents around me who are raising young adults. I have also been listening to some teachers who are dealing with these pre-teens and teens on a daily basis. Then, [...]
Anchor
Today I have been thinking a lot about hardship, forgiveness and distraction in our lives.So often, I find myself distracted. Just tonight I was trying to read something on my computer, I thought about something, almost submitted to impulse of wanting to pick up my phone look at this and message that person--but resisted. I [...]
