Tag: Advent

{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real} – It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (Plus Some Honest Words About Comparison)

Posted: January 01, 2018 Under: Family and Parenting

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~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life, as inspired by the women at Like Mother, Like Daughter~ Happy New Year, friends! I hope the dawn of 2018 finds you well. I intended to have this post published last Thursday, but the {real} section – in which I confess my tendency to compare myself to others … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real} – It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (Plus Some Honest Words About Comparison)"

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{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real} – Reflecting Light and Tending the Wild

Posted: December 14, 2017 Under: Family and Parenting

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~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life, as inspired by the women at Like Mother, Like Daughter~ {Pretty} As I was moving around the kitchen Wednesday morning, straightening up and encouraging the girls to finish their breakfast and running through my list of things to do for the day, a flash of light from the … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real} – Reflecting Light and Tending the Wild"

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Advent: A Re-Framing

Posted: December 24, 2016 Under: Family and Parenting

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This space has been quiet for the past few months. There are many reasons for this: I’ve focused my limited writing time on world-building, stretching my fiction wings; the planet’s most lovable four-month-old gave up sleeping through the night, requesting quality bonding time at hours when reasonable people are not awake; we’ve enjoyed parties and Christmas happenings … Continue reading "Advent: A Re-Framing"

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