strawberry picking

Country life. I grew up in upstate NY where the dairy farms are a plenty, and I was submerged in country life. I have memories of fields being sprayed with manure (yes, it smelled foul), cows escaping their fences, ice cream stands that gave you the best heaped...

born to be a mama

I know a lot of women that are born mamas. As in, the moment they could hold a doll they would naturally mother her and take on the role of a mama without any training or direction. It was just God-given. The same tiny girls grew up with dreams of having their own...

the best day (mother’s day)

I can’t say that this year Mother’s Day was something I was excited about. Don’t get me wrong, I am so thankful for our two boys. SO thankful! What a great privilege and honor it is to be given children to raise up. God has given us two little...

On motherhood

Today is Mother’s Day. A celebration of all the mamas.  It’s the first one I’ve celebrated since the loss of our two babies. For that reason I kind of dreaded the day, because I don’t want to again be reminded of loss. But rather I’d...