Anna’s blossoming creativity A friend fitting me in for a hair trim last minute (and the good conversation) Julia’s serious joy — the girl giggles to herself over nothing, often…
family
one in my pile of good things
“So, what if, instead of thinking about solving your whole life, you just think about adding additional good things. One at a time. Just let your pile of good things…
Joy Triggers | October 2022
Julia cooing and laughing Anna excitedly rushing in to tell me what she’s been doing while away from me, with John or grandparents Celebrating Kiokee’s 250th anniversary Great conversations with…
a sweet 30 minutes
We built tower after tower with the magnetic tiles. Jules laughing at Anna and I laughing. We listened for airplanes. We ate brownies. Anna’s repeated, “I love you too.” We…
Recent Read: Love-Centered Parenting
I really enjoyed this book. Lots of truth I already knew, lots of truth I needed to be reminded of. A few favorite passages: In that place of feeling as…
rainy days
Rainy days are for adventures in the van for an iced mocha, a cat nap for Jules, chicken minis for Anna, calm moments for Mama and Winnie the Pooh stories…