A few years back I stopped sending Christmas cards, and *whispers* it was the best decision ever. I was always disorganized and behind, and the attempt to send cards stressed me out. So here is my digital, online Christmas letter. š (Family photos by the marvelous Jen Lints) This year was a return to normal that we desperately needed. It …
I was driving home the other night when this question hit me: Would I do it again? Would I walk that painful path with Kara again if it was presented to me? Or if I had the chance to opt out, would I? Sometimes I look back at Kara’s passing and I wonder if it broke something in me, but …
We live in an older home that we have slowly remodeled over the years. The bathroom off the master is about the size of a small closet. Or so it feels sometimes. My husband calls it my bathroom because it’s too small for both of us to use. He uses the main bath. What can I say – he’s a …
September 1st was our twentieth wedding anniversary. Twenty feels so BIG. Iām not sure why itās different than nineteen or twelve. Something just feels special about it. Iām guessing all the following ābigā ones will feel the same. There is something magical and sweet about marriage. About having a person committed to you despite the moments of being your worst …
Itās interesting (or weird!) to talk about the thing you dislike most about yourself online. Itās like shouting here is my weakness for all the world to see. And yetā¦itās not a weakness. And the last thing I want any young adult or not so young adult to feel after happening upon my writing is that there is something wrong …