Paper Doll Tales Posts

I have a perfect mom who lives inside my head.  Her name is Elisabeth, which is what my name totally would be, had I been born perfect.  She looks a…

Motherhood

We have a monster living at our house.  It’s a creepy, sneaky, gnashing, thrashing, obstinant mutant Tyranasourus Rex named Sharktooth.  Sharktooth lodged in Little Friend’s imagination, and hence our lives,…

Kids and Treasures Motherhood

“Mama, I think you are the best mommy in the whole world.” Oh, I just want to grab those words and carry them around in my pocket for, like, the…

Intentional Living Memories

We’re suspicious Little One might be a slug.  Everywhere she goes, she leaves a swath of slime trailing in her wake.  Part drooling from a seemingly never-ending teething season and…

Kids and Treasures Motherhood

Fridays bring the writing delight of Lisa Jo Baker’s 5-Minute Friday writing challenge: one topic, five minutes of unedited writing, and a big community of writers cheering one another on.…

Five Minute Fridays Memories Motherhood

It doesn’t take much to remind me how much I love books: this week it was a dinner comprised of scrumptious Ina Garten dishes, a good glass of wine, some…

Intentional Living