Abiding & Abounding Love

When I first started this blog on January 1, one of the first things my 17 year old asked me was, Do you think you’ll actually be able to find 365 reasons why you love us? to which immediately I replied, absolutely. Since then, she has read every post and most days...

Bittersweet Moments

When I first met my husband, as an enthusiastic Foo Fighters fan, he tried and tried to convert me into a fan. Despite his best efforts, I held out for a l-o-n-g time, like years and years long. And then, it finally happened and he wasn’t even with me. I had arrived...

You Can’t Do Everything

There comes a day as a parent when your kids realize you are not perfect and you can’t do everything. For some of us, that can be a hard day. For me, it hasn’t been only one hard day. Every time my girls remind me I’m human, every time they see my weaknesses and the...

Do You Hear What I Hear?

Have you ever been involved in an intense conversation, maybe a passionate conversation, the kind where you spend a little more time in your own thoughts preparing what you want to say next? You are so involved in crafting a response to something that was said you may...

Their Deeply Treasured Beauty

There are days when I don’t start these posts until it is much later than I planned or anticipated. Life, as the saying goes, sometimes gets in between us and our plans. Even so, despite my 17 year old suggesting it would be okay to skip a day, I settle myself in...