Family

Photo Credit: Dream Photography Studio (Thank you, Stacey. I will treasure this picture always! The ring you captured in the picture was the ring my grandmother, Mary Alice, gave me when I graduated high school.) Oh Mary Alice... where do I even start? You are a...

Yesterday morning, Brian received the text from my mama that my grandmother had passed away. It was time to take the big kids to school, but Julia wasn't feeling well. She had laryngitis, could barely speak, and was exhausted. Brian scooped up Mary Alice, asked Riley...

African violets and the perfect shade of pink nail polish. A drawer full of juicy fruit gum when we came to visit. She would gush over how much she loved my daddy. What-a-burger on a normal day, Jason's Deli after church, and Red Lobster on fancy occasions. Drives out...

In a few weeks, my oldest will turn 16. Her request was very simple. She wanted the ballet and a nice dinner. We celebrated today, so that we could see Swan Lake. We ate too much and sang as loudly as we could in the car. We discussed the really important things, like...

I've learned a lot since I was a new mother. My approach to struggle and shame now is to talk to yourself like you'd talk to someone you love and reach out to tell your story. ~ Brene Brown There are days that motherhood just soars. The dishes and laundry and drop...

  A few weeks ago, this cute little redhead almost called my bluff. We were driving home from school - my four kids plus our two carpool friends. Riley kept unbuckling. I kept pulling over. The big kids go to school about twenty minutes south of us, and we drive...