When you are under 3, and you get your first “baby” for Christmas, it is the best. present. ever. When you are between 5 and 9, babies are, well, for babies, and when you get an Easy Bake Oven for Christmas, that is the best. present. ever. When you are in the double digits, Easy […]
Parenting
In case you wondered, MUM is no longer the word.
My grandma was terrible at keeping secrets. She ruined more than one surprise party. She died on Saturday. We didn’t tell the younger kids right away. It wasn’t because I didn’t want to tell them. The opportunity just didn’t present itself with schedules being crazy. In fact, I considered sort of preparing them for it […]
Don’t believe in the magic of Christmas? You might after you read this.
So one Thursday morning you wake up. You have been blessed by some wonderful surprises recently, but still, the stresses of life are weighing you down. Sitting heavy on your shoulders. And you still are worried about Christmas. Trying to come up with creative answers about why Santa will not be bringing this present. Or […]
I’ll take the Ipad, the case, the protection plan, and 25 Xanax, please.
When you do a triathlon, they have these people there called swim angels. They are there for the participants who are nervous about the swim portion of the race. They swim right next to you, and keep you company. They calm you down. They help you. I was thinking about them yesterday. When I was […]
Same family. Different miracle.
We had a recent, unexpected development here over the weekend. While I’ve been trying to reassure myself that it happened for a reason, and that a year from now I will look back on this time and say, Thank God for that, it is still a major curveball. It is going to force us to […]
Sing, choirs of angels.
So if you make a Christmas Bucket List and post it on your blog, you may, as the haters will tell you, just be setting yourself up for disappointment. Or not. Because the day after you post that list, you might receive this message: T saw your post and wants to go caroling with you. […]