The last time we had family pictures taken (thanks again, Butterfly Portrait Studios), I came home with this gem.
A picture that embodied excellence to me.
A reminder.
A challenge.
A portrait of a good mother.
The mother I am, because that is me in the picture.
But more than the mother I am . . . the mother I want to be. ...continue reading
They weren’t supposed to grow up this fast.
Whatever happened to these funny little boys just getting to know each other?
Whatever happened to every moment of every day being filled with little-boy needs and wants?
And whatever happened to all those sleepless nights anyway? I sleep all night now, most nights, and I feel quite spoiled.
Once upon a time, I liked to write. So I started a blog. And I wrote for a while. Then I had babies. And I quit writing.
"I wish I still blogged," I told Eric a few nights ago. "I'd love to read it in five years. Or fifty."
So here’s a post about nothing really . . . nothing but the little boys who aren’t quite my everything, but just about. 🙂
Alec Daniel. Sebastian James. ...continue reading
