Last week my family spent 5+ days at my in-laws’ lakehouse, with siblings and 7 cousins ages 1-9. It was HOT, so we alternated between spending time in the water and in the air conditioning. We swam, tubed, slept in the hammock, built with LEGO, read books, played games. I only took one photo while … Read More about How do you capture moments?
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Name
Do you know what your name means? When we set out to name our babies, most people take two things into consideration: family names and the meaning of names. For my husband and me, we liked the sound of certain ones and then went to look up their meanings to confirm we wanted to label … Read More about Name
It’s a journey
It’s funny how things come around, isn’t it? My husband and I are house shopping again, as of about a month ago. I’ve written some about my wrestling with where we currently live in this post and this one and this one. Over the last few months, I’ve been learning to be content and to … Read More about It’s a journey
Place
If the places we make are meant to be shared, can we share them even while they are in flux? If we plant a tree to hold a hammock or shade a table, what do we do while we wait for that tree to grow? -Christie Purifoy, Placemaker Do you, like me, have that tickling … Read More about Place
One small way to become a placemaker
The peace of that porch… told me home can have a purpose; it can be so much more than the place where you lay your head between Little League games and swim meets and parent-teacher meetings. -Christie Purifoy This spring will mark 10 years since the start of our house-owning journey. In May 2009, after … Read More about One small way to become a placemaker
Confident
I know we’re late to the party, but my girls and I have been loving The Great British Baking Show. There’s something uplifting about competition in reality tv that’s NOT because they want to win cash (rolling my eyes at you, American reality tv). It always leaves us feeling happy (and hungry). The season we … Read More about Confident
