Life’s Sacred Moments

When our girls were babies, we spent a good amount of time getting them to sleep (neither were great sleepers when they were little), and maybe that’s why we also spent a good amount of time watching them as they slept. Sure, there were the typical parent-related...

The Lives We Tend

Like many folks, our family bought pumpkins last October as part of our fall tradition. We typically buy smaller ones that we can use inside on a tabletop or, in the case of our oldest teen, on a bookshelf in her room (alongside her 80s musician Funko Pop collection)....

Love Doesn’t Tire

If you’ve been to a wedding, more than likely you’ve heard the popular “love passage” otherwise known as 1 Corinthians 13. This passage catalogs the things love does and doesn’t do, what it looks like and what it doesn’t. In other words, these familiar verses provide...

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...

The Gift of Days

For as long as I can remember I have responded to certain holidays with a mix of disdain and indignation; I’m fairly certain this response began with Valentine’s Day. Perhaps my initial reaction to Valentine’s Day had as much to do with what I interpreted as a...