Oh they are growing up. This is the first year we are going to really “do school,” in a formal way—we’ve been kind of sporadic up until now, thanks to pregnancy and such major life changes. But now we’re on! Ellie is four. So not legally allowed to begin kindergarten in our state… yes, I actually wrote to the…
On one of my favorite chick flicks, You’ve Got Mail, at one point Tom Hanks’s character asks, “Do you ever feel you become the worst version of yourself?” Oh, boy, Joe, do I ever. I am exhausted much of the time. I am pregnant quite a bit, too. Even on a good day, my brain has four separate threads dedicated…
When I read this on Raising Arrows this morning, I thought it was a really good, thoughtful idea. So, here’s the mom I want to be: I want to teach the things that are essential. I want my children to be equipped as saints. Period. Part of this incorporates many things that may at first seem unrelated (like, say, math),…