We’ve had some long days lately, and despite my best efforts at naps and early bedtimes, I’ve got some tired little bodies around here.  When I saw this, my heart sighed a long sigh. Two thoughts hit me simultaneously.  “She’s so big!” and “She’s so little!” She had climbed in the basket and just went [...]

by Robert Louis Stevenson, from A Child’s Garden of Verses

Recipe for a happy two year old girl: one face covered with blue frosting, one treat in hand, one pink party hat. Man, I love this girl! Hopeful Homemaker

“All image-bearers of God were intended to overflow with effervescent life, stirring and spilling with God-given vision. Our imaginations were fashioned like wicks to be ignited by the fire of fresh revelation, dripping with wax that God can imprint with His endless signatures.” – Beth Moore quoted in The Reluctant Entertainer by Sandy Coughlin Just [...]

I had a meeting last night, and came home with my head full of big ideas and bigger goals. When I ran to the basement for a can of food in the storage room, my little one did this: Welcome to Monday.  I guess we didn’t have enough messes in the house. Good thing she’s [...]

Someone fell out of bed last night… and scratched her nose. I can hardly stand how cute she is. Hopeful Homemaker

I need to write a quick re-cap of  my little one’s birthday, for the record and for my own heart’s sake. It’s funny how the day took little twists and turns that I didn’t expect, and yet seemed fitting in retrospect. I pictured the perfect day, one spent playing with her, and a naptime spent [...]

Ever had a campfire on your front porch? I went through my garage to take the trash out, and when I turned around I discovered one on mine. A few minutes later, they had added camping chairs, sticks and marshmallows. They learned that marshmallows don’t fit on yardsticks very well, and that some fires take [...]

Our oldest child was born 9 1/2 months after we were married.  I’ve had babies and little ones in my life constantly since then.  While I know it isn’t the case, I often feel like I will be in this stage forever, that I will always have a cute little body running circles around me [...]

My littlest one is one year old today. It is a bittersweet feeling.  I’ve never had one this age and not been looking forward to the next baby at the same time. I’ve been looking back at photos of her from the past year, marveling at how she’s grown. My heart is a bit sad [...]