It’s now been about a month and a half since the official release of A Dozen Invisible Pieces.
I have faced the question countless times now–the one that starts off with,
“So, how’s it going with the book?”  (People gradually get around to saying silly things like, ‘let me know when you get on Oprah’–which won’t likely [...]

Teaching Reverence

For the second time in three years of teaching childbirth preparation classes, I had to take one of my children to class with me tonight.  If you’ve read my book, you may recall a devout promise contained within to NEVER put myself in such a position (specifically to not bring a breastfeeding baby to class [...]

Livin’ In Montana

As a drastic tangent to my usual topics of choice, visit Andrew’s most recent blog for a perfect photo anecdote of livin’ in the Big Sky State.
Clue: it includes a sign that reads, ” Ryan V***, if you enter this store, the sheriff will be called.”
Life is definitely NEVER dull around here!

What Do You Like About Your Child?

We have started our youngest child in speech therapy.  At 21-months-old, he has about 3 words he says on a regular basis, and a few more animals sounds on top of that.  (His sound for a cow, and a train whistle are indistinguishable…”Boo-Boo!”)
By federal mandate, each state has a program available to families that will [...]

If Misery Loves Company, Does Joy Love Happiness?

In A Dozen Invisible Pieces, I wrote about how blessed I have been, during some of the darkest moments of my motherhood journey, to have been surrounded by friends, family and a church community when I most needed it. What I didn’t write about at the time, is the fact that with some people, [...]