I enjoy dressing her in dainty sundresses. I enjoy pulling her just-long-enough baby hair up in barrettes. And I really enjoy decorating her bedroom. Because she is so lovely, I want everything to be lovely for her. I’ve been working on her bedroom for a few months now. I painted the walls a light, ashy […] Read more…
There’s a lot of daydreaming that mommas do. …What if I started exercising again?? …What if my children learned another language?? …What if we had this awesome, totally inspiring family motto that I hand-stitched and hung above our front door?? I fill a good bit of my “free time” (ha!) with daydreams…I think about them […] Read more…
My children have inherited all sorts of things from me… …my sweet tooth. I literally eat ice cream for breakfast several times a month. And candy for lunch. And ice cream for dessert. (And I consider myself to be Paleo…) …my fascination with dangerous bugs and animals. I don’t necessarily want to hold a rattlesnake, […] Read more…
*** My husband, Daniel, spent hours last week poring over this letter to you. Be encouraged, mommas. *** Dear Stay-at-Home Mom, God has placed it on my heart to encourage you. As I see my own wife labor for her family, I’m convicted of my own thankless heart. And when you add to that a […] Read more…