On a normal school morning, in the middle of getting ready for school before Thanksgiving break, Miss M asked me a question. One that felt heavy and weighed down time: "Mom? Do you keep the Elf on the Shelf in your closet until tomorrow night? And then its just you and Match moving it at… Continue reading Truth and Grace
Author: Lori
Sometimes you just need to put it into words. Average mom. Homemaker. Lover of good food. Book worm. Maker of many beautiful mistakes. Here is where I come to write about the ups and downs of my little life.
(And sometimes those words may be filled with grammatical errors and typos. Just as a forewarning. :) )
Farewell & Salutations
Today is my birthday. It is interesting we mark and memorize the day we came into the world. While birthdays are often a a day structured around celebration, I have found them a day to reflect on all the ways your existence has made ripples. How your entrance and inevitable departure is filled with pieces… Continue reading Farewell & Salutations
Daily Prayers and Miracle Lessons
Toxic. That descriptive term about relationships was not around when I was growing up. It has always been in the world. I just never realized that was a word for it. Nor had I imagined that so many of us experience the duality between relationships that fill you up and ones that deplete you. I… Continue reading Daily Prayers and Miracle Lessons
Love, Mom 