I tried to fill the boys' stockings this Christmas with things they would actually use instead of cheap trinkets that I would be trying to sneak and throw away a few weeks later. (Please tell me that I'm not the only one that does this.) In Auggie's stocking, I added some magnetic wands. We had quite a bit of fun just playing with the wands around the house and testing household items to see if they were magnetic. This gave me the opportunity to go full science-teacher-nerd-mom and made my heart ... Read More about Magnetizing Fun with a Magnetic Sensory Bin
Celebrating Our Own Version of Motherhood
This past weekend my three-year-old had an awesome birthday party. I was super nervous because he has one of the worst birthdates for planning fun parties. I feel like he is too young to spend a fortune on a venue such as a trampoline park, and anything related to the outdoors is totally out of the question. So we planned a dinosaur party with as much sensory play as we could come up with (that's another post for another day). And then, I almost felt guilty. As though I had done something wrong ... Read More about Celebrating Our Own Version of Motherhood
Cutting Gluten Made All of the Difference
My husband and I were not high school sweethearts. In fact, we did not date until my senior year of college, but we were best friends in high school. Nonetheless, we did go to my Junior prom together, and that was the night that I first realized Brad had stomach issues. I would come to realize this because he would run off to the bathroom and leave me standing alone no less than five times that night. Once we started dating and got married, it became the norm for me to sit at the table alone for ... Read More about Cutting Gluten Made All of the Difference
Treasuring your Husband in the Chaos of Motherhood
They say that the days are long, but the years are short in the trenches of motherhood. As moms, our days are spent making snacks, wiping faces, and refereeing sibling squabbles. The messes seem endless, the noise at full level, and the work is often thankless. We give hugs, kiss boo-boos, and answer questions on repeat, often feeling so drained and ready to crash at the end of each day. Some days I find myself watching the clock, waiting for that magic hour, when I will no longer be ... Read More about Treasuring your Husband in the Chaos of Motherhood
All Lives Have Value
Alone. Desperate. Hopeless. Helpless. Hagar sat waiting to die. She had left her son Ishmael far enough away that she couldn't hear his cries as he faced the pain of hunger and thirst. She could not see a way out of this one. Just days earlier they had been stripped of their place in Abraham's family and sent away, with Ishmael being denied any inheritance he had. Though a slave, Hagar had a place of belonging in Abraham's home, and a way to feed her child, but it was gone. She was a ... Read More about All Lives Have Value
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