I don't have any exact reason. I am not sure why I held these pictures close to my heart and didn't share them here. But I know that I couldn't stop smiling today when I looked at them, finally editing pictures that were taken in 2020. This was in February. That means...
Family
Mary Alice’s 1st Communion
Just before Christmas, Mary Alice celebrated her first Communion. Somehow, everything lined up in perfect harmony and Julia, Nate, both sets of grandparents, and Aunt Theresa were able to attend. (Cue the angels singing thanksgiving for living close to family once...
Word of the Year {2023} – Scaffolding
It seems a little silly, right - to be talking about my word of the year in late March? Last year my word was scaffolding. Weird word, absolutely incredibly meaningful. (Here is my story from last year about choosing that word.) Like a child pestering their Father...
The Tulip Farm
In Pilot Point, Texas there is a Tulip Farm that makes me incredibly giddy for weeks. (I've been watching Enola Holmes, so I feel the movie's adorable way of explaining things influencing this post) I love adventuring. A day spent outdoors with the opportunity for hot...
Julia’s Graduation
In May, Julia graduated from Christendom College in Virginia. Mom, dad, Sebastian, and I drove. Brian, Riley, and Mary Alice flew so that they did not miss too much school. Four years...
Thanksgiving surprises…
In this renewed series of blog posts, I've given myself permission to do things I never would have done before. I've posted pictures from the seasons that have passed, I've posted pictures that have nothing to do with the post just because I liked the picture, and...
Lessons from Autumn and other lovely moments
Fall seemed to never arrive this year. I watched and watched as my other friends and children posted beautiful pictures from the Northeast. I wanted to badly to see the leaves turn the golden and rust colors that make me point out the window as if it was the first...
I gave myself permission….
I gave myself permission to post a picture from April. The patience of the bluebird. The hunger of the cardinal. I gave myself permission to write without excuses or apology. Why haven't I written on the blog in so long? Why is a space that is so dear to me quiet? I...
Rome Vacation – the beginning
It can be awkward to talk about vacations. You don't want to be the annoying girl at the 7th grade table who shares another story, but at the same time, you want to share the joy and the process and the gratefulness that came from those moments. So, at the risk of...
Spring in Texas
I missed the birds. I love the desert so much, but I missed sitting on the back porch and hearing birds all the time. Spring brought a family of cardinals to the yard. They were so sweet and shy. They would wait for other birds to leave, then swoop in to eat while the...