I’ve got a confession to make. I put up our Christmas tree before Thanksgiving. For those of you who think I have done something utterly sacrilegious, I will argue my case. 1. My house is on the market. Seriously, someone could (they probably won’t but they could) buy our house and want to move in…… Continue reading Thanksgiving Tree
Category: Life
A Transplanted Life – Guest Post by Noah Swanson
It is my pleasure to share a bit of Noah Swanson’s story with you today. At 13 he was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis; the disease from which his father, my uncle Lorry, died in 1989. Noah was just two years old. He subsequently received a liver transplant at age 16, and now in his mid-20s…… Continue reading A Transplanted Life – Guest Post by Noah Swanson
Merry Christmas. . . Pass the Puke Pail
Corey and I both got diarrhea on our Cancun honeymoon. (I’m pretty sure he doesn’t mind me sharing that.) I guess they really mean it when they say “Don’t drink the water.” Months after that, we both got the flu and clung to our porcelain throne together in our iddy-biddy apartment bathroom. We learned quite…… Continue reading Merry Christmas. . . Pass the Puke Pail
Grace and the Mom Who Always Forgets
It was right there on my dry erase calendar in green marker and I missed it. Lewis – Reading Under the Stars I know I looked at the calendar during breakfast. I know I saw the words. And somehow I still missed it. So I sent my sweet little six-year-old to school without his pillow…without…… Continue reading Grace and the Mom Who Always Forgets
Clothing and Baggage
“The less clothes she has on, the more likely she is to be carrying emotional baggage.” Love this quote on modesty from the Hearts at Home Conference I attended this weekend. It’s about the only thing I got out of this particular workshop because the speaker, who obviously has a much different personality than me,…… Continue reading Clothing and Baggage