*Credit for all photos to the talented JoEllen Moths ~ joellenann.com.* January 2018 Tears fall as I pull away from Isaac’s school, Maia ...

Special needs parenting hurts deep. I wrote it on my Facebook wall the other day, because sometimes I’ve just gotta say it out loud. It’s...

I sit in bed to write tonight. Got my kiddos in bed and was so chilly I couldn’t imagine heading back downstairs to hang out — warm cover...

Hey, my dear friends. I’m here. I wasn’t here for a long time. Not mostly. I didn’t know how to be here. There were times I tried to be, ...

Hey, dear friends, I can’t tell you what a miracle it feels like to be sitting here today, fingers on keys. The house empty, other than m...

Hey, dear friends. A couple weeks ago, I wrote a blog post. It was long. It was an effort to let you into what our family’s life is like ...

Hey, my friends! So. It’s January 3rd, and I haven’t written in this space since August fourth. I’m pretty sure this is the first time in...

Isaac’s anxiety is more pronounced these days. It’s not quite as intense as it was a year ago, but it’s leaning somewhat in that directio...

Running shoes on and earbuds ready to roll, I step out my front door. It’s late June, and the evening air is muggy for my beloved, typica...

I’m not planning on writing Sunday evening when I make my way back from my walk by the river and flip open my li’l Mac on the table at “m...

It snowed last night. Big, wet, gorgeous flakes, of which I just now realized I haven’t taken one single picture. Annnnnd, bam. Just reme...

The Colorado air is nothing short of perfection tonight. Maybe 67-ish degrees out here, and I may not have felt the need to roll my sleev...

Thanksgiving Day dawns peaceful in our household. We hang around in our PJ’s for hours, all of us reveling in the relaxed pace of our mor...

Hola, my beloved friends! Today finds me on a plane, flying to South Carolina for Allume! I’ve been looking forward to this for over a ye...

These are ordinary days. Days of nose wiping and grilled cheese making and sibling spat refereeing. Days of giggles and cuddles, kisses a...

Hey, my friends. In case you’re new-ish around here, I want you to know that it is out of the ordinary for me to write on parenting. I te...

Other times, you’re more acutely aware of your need for the Creator to meet you in your creating. To breathe life. Holy Spirit, I confess...

Hey, my sweet friends, Yet again, I’m bringing you words written in advance, and hoping next week will find me writing in real time once ...

Dear Friends, On this Day 2 of my 31 Day journey, I’m once more bringing you words written from the passenger seat of our minivan during ...

Happy October 1st, friends! This month I’ll be participating in 31 Days, on which you can find information here if you’d like. Little did...