Guest post by Jenna Do you ever wonder in parenting, “How did I get here?” [Not How you got to be a parent, we all know THAT part.] There are times in parenting, good or bad, when your life goes on and you suddenly realize: A. I’m really enjoying this! The next stage must be…
Author Archives: Stephanie
Fight!
Guest post by Jenna This past Saturday I witnessed my very first fight at a soccer game. Except it wasn’t the players fighting, it was a parent fighting with the photographer. Yep, that’s right. Last Saturday my 4 year-old son took pictures with his soccer team, and afterward, one of his friend’s parents threatened to…
It’s in the couch cushions.
Guest post by Jenna I have decided that whatever we’re looking for around the house is… in the couch cushions. Somewhere deep within my couch, there is a greedy monster that likes to play hide-and-seek with whatever it is I’m looking for. Right after Colby was born, my parents and sisters came over to bring…
The Plumber’s Crack
By Dee Dee My morning began as I stood bunion deep in overflowing toilet water. Flannel pajama clad, plunger in hand, I watched as the water kept rising, then crested, and finally came cascading over the rim onto the cheap linoleum.I had two choices to make in a hurry. (Well, three if you count crying…
Segues
Guest post by Jenna My kids are the king and queen of effortless and seemingly random segues in conversations. [No, not the things you ride around on. It would seem I’m pretty good with dictionary.com – “segues”: any smooth, uninterrupted transition from one thing to another.] This morning: My 2 year-old daughter K: What’s that…
Monosyllabic
Guest post by Jenna It just dawned on me the other day how much dumber I have become since being a mom. Don’t get me wrong – I can quote you the names of the best baby foods, the prices on diapers each week, and the pros of breastfeeding past one year of age, all…
Shortcomings
Guest post by Jenna Ever wonder why words mean the things they do? Why do seemingly inconspicuous words, put together mean something completely different? [A random, though not completely tangent thought, is SpongeBob Square Pants. Apart, they are four random nouns. Put together they make a cartoon character.] Ever thought about the word “shortcomings”? Let’s…
Happy Childhood
By Melodee I’ve always said I had a happy childhood. I’m not sure why I think that. My parents moved twenty-five times by the time I was five years old. And not just down the street. We moved from Wisconsin to Kansas to Montana and points in between until finally, we landed down in Washington…
Why
Guest post by Jenna “Why are you here?” It was the first question I was asked when I jogged up the stairs to Bible study this Sunday. It wasn’t supposed to make me feel like I didn’t belong there or even question that I was in the wrong room. It was for me to know…
Pink is our signature color
By Stephanie I wanted to write out of the ordinary about our very extraordinary Megan (you- or rather y’all- also know her as Fried Okra). She is hitting the pink pavement this fall to walk in The Susan G. Komen 3-Day for The Cure. How have you been touched by breast cancer? For me personally,…