The blessing and curse of toddlerhood is that it hurries right past you. This is the only Christmas that Daniel will be doing the following every time I leave the tree unguarded: At least I hope so. In honor of him turning 15 months old on Christmas day, and in fear that he is changing every day and I’m already […]
One afternoon as a mother
Before becoming a mother, I was totally oblivious to the logistics of caring for little children. On planes, I wasn’t one of the passengers who sighed loudly when a baby started to fuss, but I also wasn’t one of the kind souls who rummaged through their bag for something for the baby to play with either. I hope the many, […]
Canada
Western Canada is just plain wonderful. I love the scenery and the people, and I’ve enjoyed every day I’ve spent there. My family’s yearly reunion was in Port Alberni on Vancouver Island earlier this summer. We all stayed in a big cabin and played in the creek in the back, met the friendly neighbors and their friendly animals, and let […]