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Love From the Start
All last week it rained and snowed while Roman and I were holed up in the house waiting for the weather to clear. Roman was such a crank; he screamed every time I tried to put him down and get anything...
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Through His Eyes
I sort of hate winter. Like, I fall apart and have a really bad attitude about it not unlike a toddler throwing a temper tantrum–it’s bad. So it makes sense that I would live in New England, hating...
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Motherhood is Good
There are two things you hear a lot when people find out you’re pregnant: “Kids are so much fun!” and “Your life is about to change” (dunn, dunn, dunnnnn). Both are true but the second probably doesn’t...
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I Wanted a Girl
One year ago today I found out I was having a little boy. I was disappointed. I had wanted a girl—deeply, almost desperately wanted a girl. It’s not that I don’t like boys just as much, but there’s...
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Look Up
We just celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary, Darren and I. We sat trying to decide how to celebrate. All either of us wanted was to get away for a few days—away from work, and house remodeling, and...
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The Bigger Picture
Today I woke with the morning light spreading across a canvas of crisp blue winter sky. The one advantage of waking early with a little one is watching the sun wake up bright and ready for a new day...
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Reconnect
There are fun, easy seasons of marriage and there are times that frustrate and wear you down. I don't talk about my marriage much here because my closest relationship isn't something I want on display...
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Because Love
I’m sitting at my desk enjoying the sunshine after several days of snow and seemingly endless winter gray. My view out the window–icicles and snow mounded up in heaps on the roof. I live here because...
View ArticleA Selfless Man in a Selfish World
I’ll never forget the night we met, the way we fell into conversation seamlessly and became friends almost instantly. There was hardly a moment from that first meeting when it didn’t feel right having...
View ArticleYou Were Always the One
Ten years ago today, I married the man I love. That number catches in my throat. Ten years — it sounds like a long time. I woke this morning to our baby crying. At first I was annoyed, but then I...
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