Tweet January can be a tough month. December is full of family and celebrating and travel and yummy food and presents wrapped in bows. And then comes January. The reality of a white Christmas(most years) sets in as winter appears …
Tweet Before I had little girls I decried tights as itchy and uncomfortable. When I was a little girl my mom always made me wear tights to church on Sunday. I grew up in the relative warmth of California and …
Tweet Our household has been sick this past week. Thankfully, so far, the adults have been spared, as well as the teens; but the four younger children have all had some sort of stomach bug. Judging from the smells I …
Tweet We have a tradition in our house. Apparently, it is an unwritten, and unspoken tradition. The other day we had snow flurries. Just flurries. Nothing stuck. The boys came home from school and asked where the chili was. “What …
Tweet If you are like me. . .and, since you are reading here, I suspect you are either at least a little like me, or know someone like me; then you know that big events have a way of sneaking …
Tweet My family loves to play outside. Early on in our marriage the Rev. and I began the tradition of hiking and camping in our free time. We even got engaged during a nature walk, along a river! All of …
Tweet I’m trying not to whine. I’m trying to remember that I love the state that I live in. I love my community. I love four seasons. I love that our kids can play outside, safely, in clean air. However, …
Tweet People, I’m losing it. I’m trying to keep it together. This winter is giving me some severe moodiness. I get into funks. I need a change of scenery. I need a daily dose of good fresh air. I need …
Tweet It is snowing again today. Still. Snowing. Still. Cold. It has been a long winter. It seems never ending. I’m cranky. My mom skills are slipping. I’m short with everyone. Especially with those whom I love the most. I …
Tweet It was 22 degrees below zero again this morning. While that is not a common, everyday temperature here in Bismarck, North Dakota, it is not unheard of for January and February. We do have a lot of snow on …