Today we celebrate the birth of our Daughter of Purpose. She is turning 6 today, but yet this is only our third opportunity to celebrate with her. Her first 3 birthdays were in a Russian orphanage. Sometimes that fact grieves me, but yet I know that I cannot dwell on missing out on the joyous day of her birth. There is Continue Reading →
As I sat a preschooler’s birthday party today and listened to children crying because it was nap time and watched as parents negotiated as to who would be in the pool with the kids, it reminded me of a recent day at the park. It was at that park that I observed nearly 20 young moms wanting desperately to talk Continue Reading →
I am wrestling with a bout of tendonitis. My whole right arm is in quite a bit of pain. Thus I cannot do any of the things I enjoy, like crocheting or writing (paper or computer). I can’t even do the things I don’t enjoy doing like ironing or cleaning toilets. So I am doing my best to continue writing Continue Reading →
Do your children have habits that absolutely drive you nuts? I’m not talking personality. I’m talking about things that they do that make you want to tear out your hair. Mine do and I imagine they are not the only children on earth with “issues.” I wonder, what do you do when your children do their “thing” that sends you through the Continue Reading →
Today we celebrate the birth of The Negotiator. It was such fun to go back through pictures to post for you. Sometimes I wish I could just post a whole bunch of the “little preschool” I had going on. 4 under 4…how in the world did I do that? It was a very tough time, but yet I miss it. Continue Reading →
I wonder, do you have one of these in your home? It’s the simplest thing, yet it one of the most valuable things I own. When the chips are down and I’m having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day and I’m thinking of moving to Australia…well, this is my weapon of choice to combat that bad day. I Continue Reading →
Daughter of Purpose, April 2008 (in the orphanage) Daughter of Purpose, May 2009 Two years ago today, The Driver, Daughter of Purpose and I boarded a plane in Moscow, Russia. The weather was in the 40s and we were headed back home to America after a long month of living in the Arctic Circle. 11 hours later we stepped off the Continue Reading →
I’ve been thinking about summer. Not for myself this time, but for my kids. What will I have them do this summer? How will I fill their time? I’m not one for packing every moment full of crazy, busy activities. However, since we have more time on our hands, I desire to have some “cards in my pocket” for when Continue Reading →
Our school days will be ending soon and it leaves me dreaming about the possibilites of summer. I’m not one of those that dreads summer. I long for it because I love being able to play with my kids. I enjoy their company, but during the school year our days are full with not much extra time. The days of summer Continue Reading →
Well, today is May 10th–the day I promised that Mommy Map would be back. I am a woman of my word so here I am! This month of vacation from writing has flown by and everything I said would happen has happened, except one. I didn’t quite get to that Esty storefront yet, but I certainly got more crocheting done Continue Reading →