When we announced our first pregnancy, my mother in law cried in joy. We’d brought a specially ordered cake. When we announced our second pregnancy, my sister in law cried in shock and excitement. We’d caught the entire moment on video, while in Disney World. When we shared our third pregnancy, we came home from the fourth visit to the…
A lot can happen in three months. Your little girl can get the worst case of the flu she’s ever had, just days before a solo trip across the country. Your doubts in being a mother, a daughter, a wife, and a friend can fall back in familiar negativity. Your emotions can get the best of you, your relationships, and…
I scrawled across the top of the page: January 2, 2018. And so it begins. Baby Girl decided to ring in the new year before 6 am this morning. Thankfully, (being the party animals that we are), we had turned in and fallen asleep by the stroke of 10, so I switched on the lamp, boiled the water, and started…
The last few years have been a season of Moving Mountains – something that’s not necessarily over, but is now changing in shape. I haven’t quite put my finger on it, nor yet found the words, but it’s a learning transition of finding/making/building/shaping/growing/creating/nourishing/defining “home”. It’s a concept that’s taking on yet another new meaning for me, and a centre-stage part…
Sometimes, we fail. At least, that’s what it feels like. I was so excited. In my regular list-driven way, I went to bed going over the items that I needed to have packed and ready for the next morning. Baby Girl and I were headed to small town Saskatchewan to see an old college friend and her little one for…
“Time” is really starting to confuse me. I’m not sure if it’s a product of aging, becoming a mother, or of stepping outside the traditional workforce with regular routine and organized schedules… But it’s messing with me. Am I alone in this? I’m pretty sure my baby girl was just born yesterday, but she’s pulling herself up onto couches, and…
It started a few trimesters late, but my nesting instinct has been in full swing for the past few months now. I’m craving stability, kitchen flowers, and home decorations; nurseries, welcome mats, and pictures hung up on the wall… not worrying about when exactly they’ll need to come down. And it’s all happening right now, of course, when we are…
I’m not usually an antique hunter, but I was “all over” this refurnished dining set that I’d found on Kijiji. It had just enough “new” to facelift the “old”, and came with an affordable price tag to help us fill our One Day house and still leave room for groceries. So, after making an appointment ahead of time, my husband…
One day a young woman came to her Teacher, contented and happy. “Lord, it has been quite the season, hasn’t it?” she asked, sitting down at His feet. He looked knowingly on her smiling eyes, and nodded slowly. “It has,” He replied. “You have learned so much.” She sighed and leaned up against his knees. “You have taught me to…
It’s only 9:45 pm, but we’re already crawling into bed – the “well-adjusted” couple, still in the early throes of parenthood. This isn’t the exception, this is the rule, and by the time Netflix passes the fourth episode of Brooklyn 99, I’ll be curled up in a ball fast asleep with my head on my husband’s chest. The rest is…