I love this trend in the blogging world of choosing a word to focus on throughout the year, and I’m hopping on the bandwagon for 2014. As I’ve mulled over what I want 2014 to look like, a few different words keep coming to mind. So I’ve chosen three words, not just one, to be…
2013 has been a big adventure for us, our first full year with L. Last New Year’s, she was just beginning to sit up on her own and was still very much an infant. Today, she is a strong-willed little girl with more personality than me and E combined. It was a big year for…
This is a belated Merry Christmas, because we’ve spent the past five days without electricity, television, or the internet. It was, in hindsight, a good thing. A blessing. Out of necessity, our plans had to change, Christmas was reconfigured a bit, and all our expectations flew out the window as a large part of Michigan…
It’s nearing the end of December, and I can’t seem to stop thinking about how fast 2013 has gone by. The fastest year in my memory, actually. People say that time speeds up as you get older, even more so when you have children, and I’ve found that to be true. In the spirit of…
This is our second Christmas since moving from Michigan to Virginia, and we’re heading back to Michigan for Christmas a second time. I’ll be honest: while I’m looking forward to visiting with family and friends, to Christmas Eve Curry Dinner, to my annual trip to Frankenmuth with my mom, to watching L snuggle with aunts,…
With Thanksgiving just around the corner and Christmas close behind, I’ve been thinking about the pressures we put on ourselves in this “do more, have more, be more” culture of ours, and how that affects our ability to provide and enjoy hospitality during the holiday season as well as the rest of the year. To…