I tried hard to stay on routine, and keep my kids on theirs, for the first few days of the week. But on Friday and Saturday, I lost my stamina and decided to have a couple of days that were more relax...Read More
It was a relaxed weekend for me and the kids. My husband was out of town at a music conference, so the kids and I stayed part of the weekend at my parents’ house. It’s only a couple of mil...Read More
Last fall, on the advice of the Happier podcast hosts, I finally read Gary Chapman’s classic book, The Five Love Languages. I put off reading it for so long because although I love books that he...Read More
I have noticed something about marriage: the people who are happily married, and therefore have the most to share about the joys of marriage, don’t generally talk about it. As Americans, it̵...Read More
As I mentioned in my last post, Where’s My Christmas Spirit, I’m starting a holiday bucket list, similar to the Fall Bucket List that I posted back in September. First, for accountability...Read More
I love Christmas. It’s a very special time of year for me; many of my most significant life events have happened in December (more on that in a future post). But this year, for the first time, i...Read More