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What does a perfect life look like?
When I ponder this question, thoughts of Sarah come to mind.
She was ...
Our day started at 5:50, with William by my bedside. "Mommy, the only thing that will make me happy is if you give me a movie right now."
I squeezed my eyes shut. "William, is it six o'clock yet?"
"No. It was taking too long."
William knows two things: he is supposed to stay in ...
My husband and I live in Michigan with our two children, Joshua (7) and Eleanor "Nora" (6). Â When our son was born everything was perfect. I loved reading the "What to Expect in the First Year" book because Joshua met and exceeded every milestone. He talked early, walked early, ...
Yesterday, I tried to talk to my kids about the election.
William, who is four, was setting out a game based on Richard Scarry's Busytown. "So, William, do you know there's an election tomorrow?"
He shook his head.
"Do you know who our President is?"
"Obama," he said, without looking ...
William woke up at 4:47 on Sunday morning, even though we kept them up late Saturday night (watching Peter Pan) in an attempt to beat the Daylight Savings beast at its own game. Marilee has been crying in the 5:00 or 5:30 range the past three mornings. Penny has made the transition ...
I grew up in a household where every holiday deserved attention. Valentine's Day involved red heart-shaped ornaments with photos of me and my three sisters inside. At Thanksgiving, my mother brought out the stuffed pilgrims she had made by hand and the drawings we had done in ...
Lovely post by Micah Boyett on remembering the saints: Jesus in Real Life: Halloween and Death and Celebrating the Saints
And a really thought-provoking and encouraging essay about the way our very small and daily choices make a profound difference in our lives, read Kate Harris' ...
