Last Saturday morning I took a walk with our fourth grader through our neighborhood. He rode his bicycle, and I followed along behind, not even trying to keep up. I knew he would stop as we went along.Read More

This story begins six years ago when John and I dropped our sons off at my parents’ house to go house hunting.Read More

So, you’re renovating your kitchen. Congratulations!Read More

We are officially back to school! I’m so grateful that both our boys seem to have transitioned back to school smoothly—even though we are all exhausted from the week.Read More

~1~ Our older son boarded the bus for middle school orientation this morning. I’ve been so focused on trying to make sure he was ready for sixth grade that I completely forgot to prepare my heart, too. His little brother and I watched him board the bus from our window because our mature sixth grader...Read More

When we see the Ferris wheel rise into the sky, we know it’s coming.Read More

I haven’t blogged all week, and it’s because we are about to begin renovating our kitchen.Read More

The Orioles suffered a terrible loss on Saturday evening, but we figured you can only go up from there. And who wants to be a fair-weather fan? So, we headed to Camden Yards on Sunday afternoon to cheer them on.Read More