I was sucker-punched by the holidays. A blanket of exhaustion has settled over me, but it’s a comfortable one because I’m not under any stress. I’m grateful to God and my husband for letting me be a stay-at-home mom and lead a life that allows me to rest when I need it. And I am resting, even though things crunch under… Read More
Have yourself a merry little Christmas Et je vous souhaite un Joyeux Petit Noël Let your heart be light Laissez votre coeur s’éclairer From now on your troubles will be out of sight Dorénavant vos ennuis seront hors de la vue Have yourself a merry little Christmas Et je vous souhaite un Joyeux Petit Noël Make the Yuletide gay Rendez cette… Read More
I’ve been focusing on staying sane this season – not going overboard by spending too much, doing too much, eating too much. You know. If you read my Boundary post, you’ll also know that I’m working on keeping my own boundaries intact, and this effort gets stretched during the holiday season. (If you didn’t, it’s here, and there’s a free… Read More
When I arrived at the mall this morning, everything was alight with Christmas decorations. We don’t have Thanksgiving to official mark the season, so it’s sort slinks in at its own pace. Before I entered the automatic doors, I needed to bypass the soldier with a machine gun, and the security guard asked to search my purse before I entered… Read More
Today is my birthday, and 46 never felt so good. In the morning, the kids sang happy birthday to me in the saddest voices you’ve ever heard because Matthieu woke them up early. But then they were off to get some administrative stuff done and I was able to have coffee, read the Bible, and pray in peace. I got… Read More
I was in bed on Friday night when I got a FB notification from a friend who works in a newsroom, asking if we were okay. I looked at the news before responding so I could understand what she was talking about. Of course we were okay. We were home in bed, but my brother-in-law lives in the area, and is… Read More
