by Kate | May 6, 2026 | Family, Printable
My mother and my oldest daughter are teachers. Some of my clearest childhood memories live in the quiet rhythm of late afternoons—collating, stapling, sorting. I can still see my mom walking through the door, a worn blue denim tote on one shoulder and a plastic crate...
by Kate | Mar 20, 2026 | Tripping Over the Saints
https://media.blubrry.com/tripping_over_the_saints/media.blubrry.com/tripping_over_the_saints/content.blubrry.com/tripping_over_the_saints/Garageband-Emily_Chapman-3_20_26_4_15_PM.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadEmily Simpson Chapman is one of my absolute...
by Kate | Feb 27, 2026 | Family, Mom Advice
We live in a cul-de-sac, in a neighborhood full of kids playing outside and families walking their dogs. It reminds me of the street I grew up on—kids playing the newest version of four square and stepping aside when a car passes by, dogs strolling by with their...
by Kate | Feb 9, 2026 | Family
On January 3rd, I gave Riley permission to play at a friend’s house. I rarely give him a specific time to be home, but that day, I asked that he be home by 2pm. I looked out the window a few minutes past 2pm and saw Riley and his friend walking back to our...
by Kate | Jan 24, 2026 | Family
Surrender. In the classic fashion of how I seem to repeat the Word of the Year, He has laid the word “Surrender” on my heart once again. Somehow I’ve managed to pick up almost every worry I laid down at His feet. It feels a little different this...
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