They’re Taller Than Me (Officially)
They’re taller than me. Or should I say—they’re all taller than I am? However you want to phrase it, half the people in our family are male, and they’ve all officially surpassed me in height! Even the youngest one, Ezie, just passed me. He’s been flaunting this fact for a while now, but I stayed in denial.“It’s your shoes!” I’d protest. I knew [...]
When I Became a Mom
In a recent blog post, I wrote, "If you see a steady flow of current updates alongside old photos and flashbacks from the kids' childhood, you’ll know that I am processing." So it begins. This summer, I’ve decided to finally tackle the digital mountain of old family photos in my archives. I have TENS OF THOUSANDS of pictures and they are not well [...]
Top FREE College Planning Resources
I've been very vocal about my college search obsession for Z. Some people hire a professional university admissions consultant to guide them through the ins and outs of the process. Me? I’ve unofficially made it my part-time job to learn everything I can. It all started last year when I met up with a mom I barely knew. We had some mutual friends, [...]
Inspiring Mom Leah Outten
Leah Outten is a wife, mom, homeschool teacher, speaker, writer, and advocate of adoption. With all that and more on her plate, I was honored that she sat down for a bit to chat with me about her story and passion. I know so many people who have been impacted by adoption—whether through being adopted themselves or by adopting children—but I had never [...]
Life Right Now
I am so guilty of this quote except I always say "after this month" or "after this season" things will slow down a bit. Lately it's been- when school lets out things will slow down a bit. When school lets out I will get together with my friends, and I will blog more, and I will do that project I've been putting on [...]
Mother Daughter Trip to Sedona Arizona
I am going to overshare for this post. Sorry not sorry. First of all it took so many miracles for this trip to happen and I am just so grateful. Also, I like to share details and links for those scouring the internet like I did, looking for suggestions and experiences before traveling (as I always do). The trip came about because J [...]