One month down, eleven to go! If the rest of 2018 pans out to be anything like this first month, it’s going to be a very great and also very full year. I dove right into this new year and hit the ground running. Well, that isn’t entirely true: our New Year’s Eve was pretty… Continue Reading
I’ve enjoyed spending time this past week reminiscing about the year. I’ve reflected on—and blogged about—favorite books and what I’ve learned, and today I’m sharing my final 2017 reflections with highlights and favorites from the year. Compared to the last few years, 2017 was surprisingly quiet for our family in that it was the first… Continue Reading
Hello from the other side of Christmas! How was your holiday? We had a great one (as you will see below) and as much as I wish the season could last just a *little* longer, I’m feeling ready to close out the month—but first, a recap! // READING LATELY // I had expected my reading… Continue Reading
November is just about finished, and what a month it has been! We kicked off the month with one family trip, and ended with another (much longer) one—it felt like we were gone more than we were home this month. Between trips, we started making Christmas preparations, I finished up the fall semester of my Women’s… Continue Reading
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