i should be planning your birthday party about now. i should be hiding presents from your eager eyes, negotiating how many things we can cram into one day and how many friends can participate. i should be explaining why you can’t…
An Uncommon Core
as we wrap up our school year, i look at our unfinished math books and remaining spelling lessons and i can’t help but ask myself, “did we learn anything this year?” it has obviously been the hardest season of my…
Only a Glimpse
i woke up this morning acutely aware of where i was exactly 4 months ago. four months ago, i was watching mason’s final moments on this earth. i heard the terrifying words “no pulse” and watched with horror as my…
C.S. Lewis Has a Way With Words
i recently finished reading “the voyage of the dawn treader” with my kids. even before mason’s death, i have been known to shed some tears at the symbolisms, the beauty captured in the character of aslan. a lion… a powerful,…
Truth
my inbox is filling up again. with texts and emails… from amazing people who love me and hurt with me and want to hold me up when i feel myself falling apart. and i hardly have the energy to read…
One Month Ago…
one month ago today, i lost my son. that was actually quite a hard sentence to type. i’ve been sitting at the computer many times over the last few weeks, wanting to blog but not knowing how to make the…