“Babe. Wake up.” I shook my husband’s shoulder as he lay sleeping peacefully. “JAKE! Seriously! Get up! We have a gas leak!” I was sitting straight up in bed staring at the ceiling and walls of our bedroom as they swirled before my eyes. My husband finally rolled over, still half asleep, and looked at…
Isaac came first. He was forty-eight hours old when he left the hospital as our son. Our lives were instantly changed by this amazing little gift wrapped in the all-too-familiar hospital blankets and little hat. Elijah came eight and a half months later. He was our son the moment he was born. We didn’t have…
As the wife of a college football coach, every year I have a front-row seat to watch eighteen-year-old boys take some of their first steps of independence. Each August I stand before our new families and explain what the football season will look like from behind the scenes. I assure the mothers that their sons…
With two daughters ages eleven and four, I’ve spent the better part of the past decade being inundated by all things princess. Cinderella, Rapunzel, Ariel, and Belle have all spun for countless hours in our family’s DVD player, and I can sing every word of the Frozen soundtrack. We’re a princess household. I like the…
In my current stage of life, I’m realizing how fast this parenting gig really goes. Both of my kids are headed straight for major transitions, which means I am too. One is about to enter middle school and the other high school. I’m becoming acutely aware that my days with them are numbered. At this…
Apparently with this whole “ship” theme, I am channeling my inner Gilligan’s Island. I mean, who didn’t love Gilligan’s Island? Am I right or am I right? With all of this {disciple} ship business, it’s obvious I need to find some episodes and get my fix stat! In my previous post, “Are You On the…