You probably knew a post like this was coming… A post about the new year. I have learned in my 32 years of living to not set these crazy lofty goals because I am bound to disappoint myself and then have to deal with the guilt in December. Every year. Whether it be realizing I…
It happens every day. Probably every minute of the day. A process that really is nothing out of the ordinary: Having a child. When I sit back and think about really how common it is, how every person on this earth, is a result of a birth, it really is ordinary. Yet one thing I…
Another “first” we couldn’t wait to celebrate: CHRISTMAS. I always had dreams of watching our child open his/her first gift. Getting up Christmas morning and celebrating Christmas as a family. Telling our child about what Christmas really is about. A baby that came to save the world. And now those dreams have come true. Every…
I thought I had the “ideal” parenting tactics rehearsed in my head. I thought I had “the answers” as to how we would handle certain situations when they arise. That’s just it – I thought I had… What I thought I knew about parenting was that I would be the one teaching my child how…
Christmas is my favorite holiday because it reminds of the miracle that Christ’s birth is, but also the life-saving gift of salvation. This Christmas, of course is a bit more special because we were able to experience the physical birth of our own earthly child. This past week was a bit busy, but all in…
Thanks to my friend Kaitlyn for being willing to capture Mazy’s little personality! Here is just a sampling… This is when she decided it wasn’t fun anymore Stats: We had her 9 month checkup today! She is 28 1/2 inches long (81st percentile – still tall, but is averaging out since at her…
