When I’m drowning, and I’ve forgotten how to swim, friends and a husband worth their weight in gold help me find my water wings. Sometimes, without even realizing it. Linking up with Ann today. 506. Teenage duck-duck-goose, a pile of shoes in the foyer and a family room full of Young Lifers. 507. Missing homework, [...]

Happy Anniversary, Baby! Gotchu on my mi-ind. (For those of you who don’t know, today is not our wedding anniversary, but the anniversary of the day Peter and I met.) Nine years ago today, I boarded a plane from Texas to Lynchburg, with a layover in Pittsburg. That destination changed my life in ways I [...]

Yesterday morning, Bailey, the cat I never wanted, shouted, “I Love You!” to our family. Technically, he meowed it and not like the cute videos you may have seen of pets that sound like they’re speaking humanese. It was definitely a meow. All six of us were eating breakfast around the kitchen table when someone [...]

Look what Peter brought home Wednesday night. Roses. Just because. He’s a keeper, don’t you think? What about you? When’s the last time you did something nice for your spouse or significant other, just because? Or, when have you been the recipient of “just because?”

Every now and then someone in our family leaves a pair of dirty socks in the living room at night while watching TV. I typically pick them up the next day and put them in the dirty laundry, without saying anything, as a quiet act of service. This morning I actually brought the subject up [...]

This post is in response to a group writing project about sex, at The Idea Camp. This week’s emphasis is on sexual abuse (#ICSEX). I considered not participating this week because I don’t have my own “story” to tell, but at some point last weekend, it occurred to me that I can help tell someone [...]

It’s no wonder I’m a bit stir crazy. The kids missed an entire week of school last week due to snow/ice, inclement weather and impassable streets. For the most part, I’ve been home bound, with four kids, a dog and a cat for about 10 days now. The only exceptions were when Peter wasn’t working [...]