Revelation

Grace 15 Some may say this is a no-brainer, but I don’t think it’s possible to feel more purely, wholly loved than when your little 5-month-old looks you in the eyes. Owen doesn’t know anything about me. He doesn’t know my strengths and weaknesses, so he isn’t basing his love off of anything I’ve ever [...]

Weight check and graces

My blogging comes and goes in spurts. Kyle is making me blog about our weight, while we celebrate Cinco de Mayo with drinks and snacks, so that we will be “publicly accountable.” So here’s the dish: I am winning. We each lost 1 whopping pound, but I have a higher percentage of weight loss since [...]

When’s recess?

Today’s lunch … of: Made me feel like a kindergartener.

Just beet it

One thing I’m super excited about: Community Supported Agriculture! Can you say: abundance of fruits, veggies, herbs and flowers from a certified organic garden. delivered once-weekly May-October. healthful meals. pesticide-free, homemade baby food. As I always like to say: The recession may threaten to taketh away my job, but my family will dineth like herbivores [...]