a plea for Vanya
This is a special window of the year. These precious calendar days when Eliot was here on earth with us. 99 of them. Holy moments tallying the sunrises and sunsets. July 20th- October 27th. We have so much to remember and to be thankful for; never enough. And I am left still sorting out my life in the wake of losing my son. Don’t for a moment think I am all better, I am not. Better is not the destination for the jaunt my life has taken. Instead of trying to get better, I am trying to live out the…
A response to Patty
I make it a point to not respond to idiots who profess Christ. There are not enough hours in a day, and I get in all a dither and my blood boils and that can’t be good, so I steer away from attempting to set straight blowhard losers who hide behind a Jesus they obviously do not care enough to listen to. And if you think I am too hard and ungraceful, then you most likely have a point, and all I can offer up is that I am a work in progress. That and none of my words thus…
Home and Away
We made it back to the beautiful hot mess that is Fayetteville. We ditched the St. Louis stopover on the return trip and opted to push through the drive back, walking in the door at midnight- 17.5 hours later. So that must be what a hangover feels like. Hazel & Anders have been perfect angels since we have been home, only serving by way of juxtaposition to reinforce just exactly how unruly they had been. After three weeks, you kind of forget what your kids are like when they’re happy. They loved the time in Michigan, and we crafted such…
Tips for Trips:: 5 reminders when traveling with little persons
Our time in Michigan has been all over the map. We jump back in Big Red Sunday to head south on a 16-hour, two-day jaunt that we are anticipating with feelings typically reserved for dental visits. Along with a social media fast on the trip, I saw this sticker parked across the road from our cottage on day 1 & decided it was right. It has been good. It has been bad. There have been huge smiles & huge tantrums. Lena is doing great, recovering from surgery well and seeming to be in her Michigan groove for the most part….
This is a special window of the year. These precious calendar days when Eliot was here on earth with us. 99 of them. Holy moments tallying the sunrises and sunsets. July 20th- October 27th. We have so much to remember and to be thankful for; never enough. And I am left still sorting out my…
I make it a point to not respond to idiots who profess Christ. There are not enough hours in a day, and I get in all a dither and my blood boils and that can’t be good, so I steer away from attempting to set straight blowhard losers who hide behind a Jesus they obviously…
We made it back to the beautiful hot mess that is Fayetteville. We ditched the St. Louis stopover on the return trip and opted to push through the drive back, walking in the door at midnight- 17.5 hours later. So that must be what a hangover feels like. Hazel & Anders have been perfect angels…
Our time in Michigan has been all over the map. We jump back in Big Red Sunday to head south on a 16-hour, two-day jaunt that we are anticipating with feelings typically reserved for dental visits. Along with a social media fast on the trip, I saw this sticker parked across the road from our…