I have only been to Seattle a hand full of times. On my first trip there, during college, I met the man I would marry. We returned over spring break this year, after 16 years, with a lot more life under our belt and three little boys. We hit many of the major tourist attractions […]

i didn’t know it was the end when I woke up yesterday. it seemed like any of a string of days we have had between last October and April. cold. wet. gray. sleep. repeat. but today the constants shifted. not in the weather. not in the people exactly but for the first time in over […]

A candle is lit. Prayers and Hail Marys have been said. Calls have been made. I still feel helpless and lost. Determined to make food and drop it off at your home, I have spent nearly an hour sifting through recipes trying to find the right meal to sustain your family. Every fifth recipe is […]

Some days were so right and some days were so wrong in 2010 and I want more to be on the right side. Every morning, I want to choose joy. To choose love. To choose learning. To choose communication. Somewhere, sometime, while trying to make a life, I have forgotten a little bit about living […]

To the quiet, sweet woman in the Toyota dealership service department waiting room this morning, thank you. 9:00 am on the first day of summer, I had the van scheduled for an oil change so that we can get ready for all the summer fun coming up. The boys were up and ready to start […]

Mother nature, for real. I know I have said it a million times to you during May. But you seem to have forgotten. Rain, Rain, go away. April showers… not May showers and thunderstorms and down pours and puddles. We have yet to break out the short-sleeved shirts because you seem to have forgotten what […]

So excited for the changes on the horizon. Changes are exciting and scary at times. As you can see a new blogsite and domain name but many other things in store and can’t wait.