It’s been just over a month since you entered this world and became our everything. You’re smiling these days, your daddy falls more and more in love with you, and I still can’t believe that you’re my son forever and always.

My beautiful, darling boy. I can’t believe you’re mine.

There’s a little bundle asleep on my chest. I should really take this opportunity to lay him back on the bed and shower for the day but I can’t quite bring myself to part with him. Our little boy has my mouth which means it’s wide open and produces sounds at various times while sleeping.… Continue reading quiet life

Cuddling, sleeping, and sitting together. LOVE.

Adrian Richard rich; brave, powerful leader They say that delivering a baby is the most difficult thing a woman will ever do. They say it’s the most empowering. They say it’s the most adrenaline filled activity. They say it’s the most awful. They say it’s the most exhilarating. They say it’s just plain hard. And… Continue reading Adrian’s Arrival

Hi there. No, no baby yet. And no signs of a baby making its way out anytime soon either. I knew that’s what you were really wondering about. You probably weren’t wondering about the walk I’ll take in a few minutes. Or the granola bars I’ll be making this morning (This recipe is a tad… Continue reading untitled

My coffee is almost gone, the kitchen is tidied, and the sun is just starting to reach down to warm the cold earth. Mornings are beautiful. Tomorrow starts the Thanksgiving holiday for us as my new family gathers for an early celebration. This morning I’ll make some goodies to bring along to help feed hungry… Continue reading thanksgiving begins

Today’s been a… bread baking, furniture rearranging, horizontal stripe wearing, stuck on these words, Phil Wickham listening sort of day. How was your Thursday?  

Sometimes there are seemingly ordinary parts of the day that you realize you want to somehow remember forever because are they really ordinary? Or are they the special things that make up the wonderful life you’ve been given? Today I walked into the local fire station to vote. It was so eerily similar to the… Continue reading special things

A cousin broke in my baby’s Moses Basket the other afternoon. Such sweetness. My little one will have so many cousin playmates. I love that.