I'm a lucky woman to have not one, but two guys who have my whole heart (just in different ways, obviously). We went out to dinner for early Valentine's Day tonight, because I want to cook dinner and stay in on Tuesday. It was just a fun evening as a family, and some much needed… Continue reading My Valentines.
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From baby to boy.
Sometimes, it's hard for me to remember what things were like at this time last year, when Spencer was just coming out of his newborn months. When I watch old videos on my phone, it feels like I'm watching a different baby... like it is such a distant memory, it couldn't possibly be the same… Continue reading From baby to boy.
The little things.
The way his little feet are ALWAYS doing something. If he's in the high chair, his feet are up under the tray; if he's drinking his bottle, his feet are in the air and he wants me to hold them; if he's in his bath chair, his feet are pattering in the water on the… Continue reading The little things.
When motherhood changed my church life.
"I never missed one service with any of my kids. I was right back in the church pew after I gave birth," one older lady from our church proudly told me shortly after I became a mother. What she didn't say, but absolutely meant, is that having a child is no excuse to miss church… Continue reading When motherhood changed my church life.
Keeping it in perspective.
Last night, my son went to bed around 10:00. I readied myself for another night of little to no sleep. I don't know if I should blame some new teeth, or his separation anxiety, or what, but something has stolen sleep from my baby (and thus, from me) every night for the past week. Either… Continue reading Keeping it in perspective.
Kristen Stewart, Writer 