i am doing my best to push past these days of feeling less than. they hit me with full force every year around this time. i dusted off my ugly lens today so i could dangle it in front of my camera and make pretty pictures. this is something that has helped me before. it […]
we have always talked about going camping as a family. but then we get real. we are a family that relies heavily on all of our comforts. our comfy beds with lots of pillows, black out curtains, noise machines, laptops, internet. the list goes on. yet there is something so appealing about disconnecting, reconnecting, simplifying. […]
today at lunch time the whole family was sitting around the table eating so i thought it would be nice to take turns telling what we are thankful for. daddy went first and talked about his wonderful kids and wife. big sister went next talking about the monkey bars at school and anna and elsa. […]
whenever i need to escape, the mountains are there. for years, i have dreamed of living in the mountains. maybe one day when you kids are all grown and on your own, daddy and i will buy a little cabin in the mountains and live out our golden years there. maybe next to a rushing […]
i miss the freedom that summer gave us. the days felt softer. we took our time with everything. now we must put one foot in front of the other and try to walk a straight line. we march our way through the week in hopes that the weekend will provide us with a […]
