The countdown has begun....and I am nostalgic. Part of me is uber ready to have this baby. The other part of me will miss being pregnant! Despite the aches, pains, mood swings and rising scale count, I really do love so many things about being pregnant. My skin is radiant when I'm pregnant, and boy, do I love that! My hair is thicker,...Read More

A few little anecdotes:Just to point out that kids are always watching us, always listening to us and filing away our words and ideas, I share with you two little incidents.At a family meal about a week or so ago, Brooklyn was eating her food with all the rest of us - I think it was actually a Bible study group/family meal at...Read More

I just finished doing my quiet time today, as Brooklyn naps. And I was struck by a little bit of insight that I feel like sharing. So, the following is an entry into my prayer/quiet time journal...I have just been lying down with Brooklyn who was reluctant to take her nap without snuggling with me. And I relished the snuggle and forced stillness....Read More

Anyone with small children has experienced the never-ending pleas for "again! again!" when you do something they like or something amuses them or they find pleasure in something. As parents, we're usually good for a couple of "agains" and then we try to distract them or move them on to the next "again." Well, I read something today that was so profound I...Read More

My family has something of a legacy at CAC. We have graduated 7 kids through the school, today marking the final commencement. My youngest sibling and only sister, Rachel, walked across the platform to close one chapter of her life - with no small degree of excitement, I might add. And well I remember that feeling. My whole life felt in front of...Read More

I have been so blessed with friends in this life. I thank God all the time for the amazing women He's placed in my life. One of my dearest friends is a girl I met while beginning nursing school. She and I share a birthday which I always feel bonds you in some way. From our first meeting, I knew she was going...Read More

I have been busy lately and have put off the picture of my belly which I MEANT to take at 28 weeks, and now I'm almost 31 weeks, so you're missing a few weeks of belly growth. Or should I say, we're jumping ahead to show belly growth. Anyway, I'm officially past the 7.5 month point, and feeling every second of being pregnant.Don't...Read More