“Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean,
but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.” Prov. 14:4
Brent calls me from work sometimes and chipperly asks, “How’s it goin’?”
I pause. Take a deep breath, and say
“Great!”
And the only explanation I can ever come up with for how my day is going, is that [...]
Originally written a week ago. You’ll see why I’m late posting if you keep reading!
Evie was up all night (again) and Brent works the late shift today, so I had an opportunity to sleep in. Between the barking, yapping, hollering, and crying downstairs, not much rest was had.
My brain was in hibernation but I tried [...]
We’ve visited four local farmer’s markets and can tell you with absolute certainty that the Calera Farmer’s Market is the best one! (And not just because we are selling there!)
We’re getting all sorts of new neighbors lately and thought it would be fun to go door to door and hand out the calendar for the [...]
It was hard deciding to give away two of our kids, even if it was just for four days. My boy man is only 2! My sweet sweet boy man whose hug I haven’t felt for 4 days now. I don’t know if I can make it to Sunday. And Arwen. My beautiful Arwen whose [...]
Those days when you want to run screaming from your house like an insane asylum escapee and jump in the nearest pool/lake/creek you can find with all your clothes on. Yep. We all have them.
I have them about 4 out of every 7 days. =D
My brain function greatly diminished after my brain injury Evie was [...]
So you people didn’t take me seriously when I said I was going to become my own version of Meals on Wheels. Well, today was my third drop. So there. The responses to my offers have been somewhat fascinating. But more on that later. This post is about the seat of my pants… or skirt. [...]
Sorry to leave off on such a disparaging note the other day! I hate to give the impression that things are toil and drudgery around here, because real life couldn’t be further from the truth! Yes, it’s stressful, exhausting, scary, busy, and extraordinarily entertaining. But there is a simplicity that is woven throughout each [...]
The conversation around the school table this morning…
Arwen: Hey Mom. If you give me lip I’ll call Mick Jagger.
Charis: Hey, I need lip, let’s call Mick Jagger!
Arwen: If you wanna give Mick Jagger lip; call him!
Charis: Hey Arwen, say something so I can repeat you. I’ll give you lip. We can call Mick Jagger! Oh, [...]
These years that we are in right now, these years with all small ones all around our feet, will forever be known as the Age of Coffee. The years in which my adrenal system shut down, we survived on coffee alone, chaos ensued, memories were made, babies snuggled…and blood was shed.
Again.
Charis’s chin has been healing [...]
That’s when life happens, right?
Last weekend, Brent had scheduled himself off for four consecutive days in a row! Saturday through Tuesday he was going to be home! My brain fluttered and scurried about composing to-do lists for both of us. There were stacks of projects in every corner that needed attention, school work to be [...]
