I witnessed something unexpected this weekend – a swirl of pain in a normally safe place. A group devoted to conversations about parenting adopted/foster children with connection, a group teaching and supporting the methods developed by my friend, Dr. Karyn Purvis, became a place of debate, contention, and pain. As I watched the conversation unfold, […]
Serenity, Courage, Wisdom
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change Courage to change the things I can And wisdom to know the difference. Amen, amen, and amen. I am in control of very few things, as much as I would like it to be otherwise. Parenting is the perfect opportunity to learn this […]
Four Simple Tips For Family Dinners
33 years – that’s how many years Russ and I have been sitting down to dinner together. Actually, more if you count the cafeteria at Seattle Pacific University. There were dinners at the group home where we worked the first year of our marriage. Later we dined in our 6th-floor apartment near Pike Place Market, […]
For the First Time in 13 Years
They carried it through the door of our little brick house. Two heavy pedestals with claw feet, followed by the two halves of the table, which were carefully placed on top. It had two leaves, each 18 inches wide, giving us three feet to extend the length of our table. I envisioned it with children […]
3,336 Miles and We’re Home!
Three thousand three hundred thirty-six miles – and we’re home. I’ve missed you! I didn’t expect to take such a long break from writing, that’s for sure, but life didn’t go the way I expected the week before we left. Russ was in Kenya and I was supposed to be finishing up the school year […]
On the Road
Hi friends. Just a quick note from the road to say hello. We made it to Billings last night and thought we would hit the road nice and early this morning, but Russ began getting sick last night. We think he may have brought a parasite home from Kenya. Hopefully he didn’t get malaria. We’re […]
![Simple routines make all the difference in keeping my family and our home running relatively smoothly. On the blog today I share some of my tried and true tips and even a pic of my completely unfancy handwritten chore chart straight off my refrigerator. [link in profile]
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#onethankfulmom #chores #keepitsimple")
