Encouraging words for the weary on the 4th of July.
Category: Motherhood
The Summer Place
We started camp today and you’d think we never left.
[Quiet Thoughts] Just Like That
It’s the solstice, it’s also day 2 of summer vacation. I have mom brain.
[Quiet Thoughts] Preview of the Pattern
Photo: Ursa Major’s map of the world, made during his study of Ghana for the past month of so. I am not sure who did the writing here (that’s not his handwriting), but it’s one of the rare things I’ve seen him fully and lovingly complete at school. It’s not to say I haven’t seen…
[Quiet Thoughts] Of Having It All
God don’t give you everything. But if you’re lucky, you can have a whole lot and have no need for trying to have “it all.” Because we can’t have it all. But we might, if we’re lucky, have enough.
History Lessons
When the boys asked me a question about the Invincible Hammer in Toad’s Treasure Tracker, well… a little spontaneous history lesson had to happen.
[Quiet Thoughts] Ask Questions and Such
Photo: I’m teaching a short story class through Community Ed and I was looking for some flash fiction to share with the class. This beautiful sentence from Joy Williams’ Ninety-Nine Stories of God made me laugh out loud when I read it. Joy is a genius. What a week. Right? Has it been a week for you,…
The Good and the Bad of The Warm Times
Photo: I don’t know what these are, but aren’t they the prettiest things? Spring has come to New England. While the trees are still only just putting out the new-green buds and baby leaves, the grass has gone emerald and the flowers are on parade. it’s an easy observation, but I’m going to write…
The Week that Ate My Brain
Photo: One of the more precious moments of last week. There were plenty. There were also moments when I wanted to eat my children instead of snuggle with them. Thus is motherhood. I want to start this post by saying that I had every intention of putting up a full week of posts. I was…
“We get to do it again!”
Photo: Back of a Whale Watch boat. Atlantic Ocean. Joy. Ursa Minor woke up this morning as a genuine, certified 7-year-old. To celebrate, we got him up early, dressed him in layers, pumped him full of cereal, then threw him in the minivan. The website said to be at the boat a minimum of 45…