After eating Sun Chips with his eyes closed and head bobbing, Reed (4 years old) fell asleep on the table at Subway. His mom carried him, snoring, to the car, and buckled him in. A mile down the road, he awoke and screamed, “Where’s my CHIPS?”
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On Fourth of July morning, my boys and I headed to our local you-pick strawberry farm to stock up on berries for the weekend’s festivities.
It was eighty and sunny — gorgeous picking weather, and we got a little carried away with plucking and piling those crimson beauties. Continue reading
My husband and I celebrated nine years of marriage on Wednesday. My in-laws were here visiting from Ohio, and they let us go away for a night. The two of us. Alone! Continue reading
Summer is really-and-truly here in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and we are grabbing onto it with marshmallow-stickied hands.
As Father’s Day approaches, we’re reminded of all the things a dad should be…
The protector, the provider, the fixer, the giver-of-knowledge.
Lance Ellis willingly embraced all of these roles. He couldn’t wait to teach his kids, help them solve problems, and bring them along on adventures.
He had plans. Plans to be a teacher. Plans to marry his sweetheart, Jill Johnson — to make a home and have two children, maybe even a dog.
But life had different plans for Lance, and he wasn’t able to do those things exactly the way he wanted to. Only when he surrendered his own plans — when he became willing to be shaped by his circumstances, did he arrive at the realization that plans and efforts are not guarantees, and the only thing a father can really provide for his children is unconditional love.
This is Lance’s story. Continue reading
In memory of our cherished friend, Adam Aaron Gray, who passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, June 14th, during our visit to New York City.
Adam, we are forever walking toward the Brooklyn Bridge. ❤
Revisions of Grandeur is adding a new feature to the blog, and I’m inviting you, friends, to get in on the fun!
When we have down-time, my husband and I like to ask each other questions… Continue reading
Can we talk potty?
Potty training, that is. If you’re brave enough to hang with me ‘til the end, I’ll give you the most valuable potty training secret there ever was. It’s a secret that would have saved me hours of time and a whole lot of effort, had I known it a few years back. Continue reading
Every time my husband and I bring our three young boys to the beach (or on any outing, really), the getting-ready basically plays out the same way. Continue reading
Parenting is THE MOST HUMBLING experience ever. The moment you think you’re NAILING IT, you get knocked right back to Earth.
Like when you gather the gumption to face those four baskets of clean laundry, and get it folded in ONE sitting. It’s 10:30 p.m. and you are feelin’ GOOD (and gassed)!
But wait a second…. Continue reading
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