-
???? From Haircuts to Goodnights: Our 2 PM–10 PM Tuesday Story
On more sleep. That is all there is before we leave to take C to Hobart, Oklahoma tomorrow. Before you ask my heart is breaking but there is nothing I can do, he has his mind made up. Today we’ve been getting ready for the trip. ???? From Haircuts to Goodnights: Our 2 PM–10 PM Tuesday Story has a lot to share with you this afternoon. There are days in a mom’s and even a dad’s life that don’t just happen — they unfold. They stretch. They pull at you in ten different directions while still asking you to stay soft, stay steady, stay present. Today was one of those…
-
“Coffee, Chaos, and the Question Every Mom Asks at Sunrise”
Welcome to Monday morning and “Coffee, Chaos, and the Question Every Mom Asks at Sunrise” David always gone way before 7 AM: and most of the time this is when the house wakes up before I do. I don’t even think Charlie or David knows what 7am is. Do you? There is something about 7 AM in a real family home that feels like the opening scene of a sitcom — except nobody’s acting, nobody’s scripted, and nobody’s getting paid. The coffee pot is brewing as I walk through the kitchen dining room and living room to get a few steps in before the day begins. The coffee pot is…
-
If the Creek Don’t Rise: A Real Sunday in a Real House Before a Big Family Launch
I don’t know about your home but Sundays in our home don’t look like the picture-perfect reels or the “slow living” posts. They look like real life — loud, quiet, messy, funny, frustrating, and full of people who come and go like we’re running a 24‑hour diner. David is at work. Gerald is camped out on the couch waiting to see if my sister is coming after church. The boys — and depending on the week, “boys” could mean Bradley and Charlie, or William, Bradley, Tim, and Charlie, or just Tim — sleep in and wander home sometime today like stray cats who know where the food is. B may…
Living a simple lifestyle from the front porch
