A Response to Representative Liz Pike
Recently a Facebook post by a local legislator has garnered quite the attention. Representative Liz Pike, who serves on the Washington State House Education Committee recently posted an open letter...
View ArticleI’m Not Pinterest Perfect {and I don’t want to be}
I’ve noticed something lately. I don’t know why I didn’t pick up on it earlier, but I’m just not that sharp. {Ok, I just mis-typed the word “sharp” at the end of that sentence. Instead of a “p” I...
View ArticleTaking a Break For Some Rest
It’s July. To me that says summer, sun, sprinkler, popsicles, and my kids’ smiling faces. It also says road trips and camping and family and rest. In honor of July and those beautiful faces beckoning...
View ArticleRefreshed, Renewed and Rested
That’s a lot of R’s. I can think of more too. Rejuvenated. Rebooted. Revitalized. Revived. Re….ally feeling great. Ok. That last one was a stretch. I’ve been away for two weeks and I feel like...
View ArticleSeahawks Training Camp
We are one month away from the end of summer. I’m entering the portion of summer that I thoroughly enjoy. We’ve found our rhythm, and settled into our summer routines. They include sleeping late,...
View ArticleTen Years
Tomorrow he is ten. It’s been a decade since that day. It feels like yesterday. And, yet, it feels like an eternity. He is at that precipice. So much a child, and yet tipping towards adolescence....
View ArticleYou’ll Find Your Way
Payton is ten today. He is smiling and happy and I am so very proud of him. But a tiny piece of me is grieving the slow loss of his childhood. So much will happen in the next ten years that I’ll want...
View ArticleGreat Back To School Traditions
It’s August. You know what that means? Back to school!! At our house we have some great traditions as we ramp up for the school year. These things happen every year, which is so good for my kids....
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Women Everywhere
Dear Women, There is something you need to know. Somehow, in the millions of messages you have heard every day of your whole entire life, you have missed the one you need to hear the most. The one...
View ArticleA Little Pink Envelope
Two weeks and two days ago I was getting ready to put my kids to bed when I got a call. It was my mom. “Honey, I fell at church and they think I broke my ankle. I can’t move so they called an...
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