Journal

#1,386 Piddling.

The greatest pleasures of self-employment are the days when work is done early and quickly, and a whole day stretches before you with endless oppor...

#1,385 Lucy’s First Big Church.

This morning Jim and Mal brought Lucy to church for the first time. And she was an absolutely perfect angel the whole time. She slept like a… baby....

#1,384 French Quarter Morning.

We needed to get back home for the Ole Miss game this afternoon, but we had time to do a little more eating and exploring the French Quarter again ...

#1,383 French Quarter.

Ben surprised me by booking a room in New Orleans for tonight for a late birthday gift to himself and we’ve maybe had the best time ever besides th...

#1,382 Honeycrisp.

The thing that makes me appreciate that I go to the trouble of writing this blog every. single. day. is the ability to read about the places we’ve ...

#1,381 Sons.

Maybe it wasn’t a big a deal wherever you are reading these words, but there was a documentary last night on ESPN called The Book of Manning that e...

#1,380 Big Ben is 30.

Well, I’m no longer married to a guy in his twenties. In fact, this is the first day I’ve known this man when he wasn’t 20-something. So. I’m feeli...

#1,379 Outdoorsy.

After we went running last night (late—we’re night owls), I actually had chillbumps from the dipping temperature that was in the low 60s. We were b...

#1,378 The Loveliest Sunday.

It nearly killed me to get up and go to the early service this morning. I seriously lay in my cozy, comfortable bed with the curtains drawn, thinki...

#1,377 30 Party.

My favorite men in the world are having milestone birthdays this year with daddy turning 60 last week and on Tuesday Ben will meet him halfway at 3...

#1,376 Triple Date.

Josh and Em are home! Yay! For the occasion, Jim and Mal let Lucy spend her first night solo with grandparents and we all went on a triple date to ...