Once upon a time in Kansas City, we attempted to take sibling pictures out by a lake–we semi-coordinated outfits (mostly involving black and denim with one distracting splash of pink), we were about to take a giggling picture of us all dipping our toes in the water, then all of a sudden, we almost got …
Having summers off has always been one of the greatest perks about being a teacher–it means sleeping in past the sunrise, reading a book while eating breakfast, and having all the time I want to experiment in the kitchen. Nowadays, it means glorious days spent at home with Raven, cheering her on as she is …
Often, Sundays mean that Matt is away from the apartment from 9 a.m. until about 6 p.m. due to his church responsibilities, but let the record reflect that we had him all to ourselves yesterday until 11:25 in the morning, saw him all through church from 1-4, and then had him back in our kitchen …
While in Kansas City with my siblings a couple weeks back, it came to my attention that I am now The Least Healthy Sister. As my sisters gabbled in the kitchen about levels of protein found in their favorite energy bars and talked about the virtue of eating every two or three hours and did …
Growing up, I often heard people say that one of the top things we take for granted as humans is our health. Being a person who is somewhat preoccupied with gratitude, I tried not to let that become my tendency growing up, especially because I fully realized that I was blessed with an abundance of …
Confession: although I love the idea of campfires, I really hate smelling like one. In high school, it was The Thing to gather around a campfire about every weekend and roast Starburst or s’mores while someone (sometimes me, many times not) strummed a guitar while the night got blacker and stiller. Those were good times, …
The whole reason we drove to Kansas City, Missouri last week is because my pops got married in May, and he and my new stepmom were having their wedding celebration/reception on July 3rd. Miraculously, my five siblings were also all able to be there (albeit without their spouses and kids), and so this ended up …
In my religion, we believe in giving children a special blessing (usually when they’re infants) in front of the church congregation. It is partly to formally present the child into the church as a child on the church’s records, and it’s also a way for the child to receive certain blessings by virtue of a …
