Move Your Milk!

Yesterday during dinner, Levi’s cup of milk was dangerously close to the edge of the table. “Move your milk!” I cried desperately as I remembered that there was nothing protecting the carpet under his chair. He looked up at me, reached out, grabbed...

Pleading for Perfection

I don’t know exactly when my life changed. I don’t know when I lost control. When the stress started mounting. When I started yelling more. Loving less. I woke up one morning and didn’t like my life anymore. The children were fighting, screaming,...

We’re Staying.

There.  We made a decision.  For the first time since we moved here almost four years ago, we know for sure what we’re doing. It’s been a very un-sure past four years.  Filled with potential job offers that never finalized and real job offers that fizzled...

Aspirations of Patience

I know you want Hawaii pictures.  But believe it or not, it’s easier and faster to spit out written posts than to choose, edit, resize, upload, arrange, and caption picture posts.  I am working on it.  Promise....

All Things

Yesterday, I was a horrible Mommy.  Yesterday, I had horrible children. And I was so mad at God about it, I didn’t speak to Him all day. He kept trying to talk to me.  But I turned a cold shoulder. He can do all things, why wasn’t He making me a better...