I took this photo nearly four years ago. I love it. Not because of the composition or the lighting or even the fact it was taken in Africa. I love it because somehow I feel it. I have no idea what this young mother was thinking as she rested her head on her hand in the heat of that African day, but I can imagine. Can you? We don't have to live in a house like hers or a place like Kenya to ...
Words I never thought I’d hear my mother say…..
"You are SO patient." Seriously. I'm still in shock. If that's not proof that motherhood changes you, I don't know what is. ...
Make-It-Yourself Monday: Perfectly Pumpkin (Whoopie) Pies
There is something about Fall. It just makes me want to bake. Usually with pumpkin. I think there are few reasons. First, baking in the summer? Only if I have to. That's one heat stroke I just don't have to have, you know? Second, my mother's pumpkin cake...and thirty-something years of expecting to smell it every time I walked in the door this time of year. Finally, the abundance of ...
Friday Favorites: It’s Fall, y’all!
So, finally, the weather is beginning to realize what month it is. I love October, can I just say that? So, here are a few of my favorite things (sing with me...raindrops on roses, whiskers on kittens...okay, I'll stop)... The fact we need jackets in the mornings and evenings. I love jackets! I love covers at night. I love snuggling up. And, now we CAN without sweating all over one ...