The other day Jeff quoted something that has resonated with me. “We arrive with nothing and leave with nothing. Everything in between is a gift.“ Truly, this seems like the only attitude that allows you to appreciate the highs and lows of life with humility and gratitude. Otherwise, there is the chronic, crushing anxiety of loss. Even good ( Read more... )

Good morning! Today is the first day of a new year and also a new decade. This time ten years ago, Jeff and I had just gotten engaged and were on the brink of starting a huge new chapter in our lives. The 2010s decade coincides pretty perfectly with my first decade of adulthood. In the first weeks of 2010, we began planning our wedding and we ( Read more... )

Good morning!

Today is our chosen day to celebrate my birthday, and I am already thankful.  Last night I got my first night of uneventful sleep, possibly since last year, considering the pregnancy and then Heidi's midnight feedings.  My family has delivered a warm, wonderful breakfast - including a monster omelet that will take me all day to eat ( Read more... )

I am having trouble falling asleep. I have had some skin changes that I am suddenly very concerned are cancerous or precancerous. I have found a dermatologist and plan to schedule an appointment when their office opens, but in the meantime, my mind has really started racing. I jump forward to my husband and my children and my fear of pain and ( Read more... )

It is October again, and I am 33. Ha, just accidentally typed “22” and had to delete it. Such a long way from 22 ( Read more... )

I’ve been suspecting this for the last couple days. Was about 85% sure it would be positive ( Read more... )

Sonnet XVII - by Pablo Neruda ( Read more... )

Falling Stars ( Read more... )

She opens a book ( Read more... )

Came across this poem referenced in Jan Karon's "Rain or Shine" and thought it was beautifully expressed ( Read more... )