a season ends, a season begins

This has been a beautiful, fun, silly, and slow season of growth for me. I am more confident in who I am, as a parent, a person, a neighbor and a friend. I have practiced expressing myself, confronting people when needed, learning from others where I fall short, and appreciating a slow afternoon with no expectations of greatness. And I know all of these things will serve me in this next season, too.
I’m ready, let’s get to work. Continue reading a season ends, a season begins

Go somewhere without your kids

This past weekend, Ben and I dropped the kids off with his parents and went away for three days. We haven’t spent any time away from them since January 2020, and it was marvelous. I found that as I told friends about our plan, every single parent I talked to said something like, “Wow, we haven’t done that in three/seven/ten years!”.What?! Maybe I’m still riding … Continue reading Go somewhere without your kids