This October update is coming to you midweek (aka, not a usual posting day for me), for the slightly very OCD reason that I wanted to include Halloween pictures in my monthly recap and couldn’t bring myself to wait for November’s Lately post—because Halloween is clearly not a November holiday and has no business getting mixed… Continue Reading
My last few personal updates have been on the sadish side—perhaps more dramatically so than I had intended, as evidenced by the concerned messages I received from readers who began checking in to see if I was doing okay. Thankfully, my moods have taken a drastic turn for the better in the past few weeks,… Continue Reading
On Wednesday I shared some of the heavier portions of August and the fact that it was an emotionally hard month, dominated by big feelings and copious tears. But I refuse to take myself too seriously; with all the tragedy occurring in our nation right now—particularly in Houston, so close to home—I am reminded of… Continue Reading
If I had one word to describe my July, it would be misaligned. On the one hand, it has involved all the fun things I love about summer: longer, more relaxed days; time at the pool; and of course, lots of ice cream. Unfortunately, my heart hasn’t quite been in it. I’ve had an emotionally rough… Continue Reading
I’ll save you my usual spiel about how I can hardly believe June is nearly over, how I’m in denial that the year is halfway through, how time is flying by WAY too fast! (Though that’s all totally true.) Instead, I’ll just jump right into what I’ve been up to lately. // READING LATELY // Thanks… Continue Reading
This May was the first month all year that was fairly “normal” for our family. No big events to plan for, no visitors in town. Many of our usual weekly church commitments went on hiatus for the summer. After a busy winter and early spring, it was just what we needed. I missed having lots of fun… Continue Reading
This month has been a total whirlwind. (Is it just me, or does it seem like I start a lot of my monthly updates that way? I’ll let you know when I come up with a better intro!) Our days have been filled with lots of fun activities, on top of the usual daily things… Continue Reading
At the end of last month I was feeling emotionally battered and bruised—not because of any difficult life circumstances (outwardly, things were great) but simply due to some mental health issues that were determined to make me miserable. I knew I couldn’t keep going on that way, so I did everything I could to prompt… Continue Reading
I won’t try to sugarcoat it: February has never been my favorite month. Something about Christmas being a distant memory, and spring still feeling far away, tends to bring out my very worst self. The last two years were an exception; in February of 2015 we were still basking in the glory that is the… Continue Reading
I think I begin nearly every one of these updates by talking about how quickly the month has flown, and how I can’t believe another four weeks have slipped by without my noticing. This January was the opposite: it felt like it stretched on forever! We packed so much into a single month that it… Continue Reading