I hope you had a marvelous Thanksgiving.
Today I’m over at Frock Files, my friend Joy’s beautiful corner of the web, sharing a few thoughts about the lessons I’m learning about living simply (& frugally).
Hope you’ll join me, & see you back on Monday for all my fave links & findings from this past week.
Part 6 of the series.
My husband, Joseph is training to be a JAG officer for the U.S. Air Force. His training takes him away from us late August to just before Christmas. This is another installment of our correspondence.
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Dear,
I can’t believe it’s been 3 months since we last saw you. Much has changed. You won’t believe how much Salem talks & Mali’s hair is getting so long.
I loved talking with you this morning. Isn’t it exciting to be starting a new chapter of our lives?
The thing I’ve missed most since you’ve been gone, aside from you (of course), is the stability that you give to our lives. We are all much more grounded when you’re around.
I so appreciate that you’ve always been willing, even eager to listen to me rant & rave about anything & everything as...
After I read this post about why not to have kids, it got me thinking okay, now I know some of the reasons why not to have kids. And then that thought was followed by, really then, why have kids? It is a valid question, after all. A rather important one, & here are some of my thoughts on the matter.
I am confident I have the coolest family in the world.
(And for the record, all these beautiful people, are in fact, my family. I know, gorgeous, right?)
I have to remind myself that having 6 siblings is not “normal,” & that having 27 nieces & nephews, 60+ cousins, 16 brother & sister-in-laws is also not normal.
It’s not normal, yes, & it’s also, pretty (freakin’) amazing.
A few things family has taught me:
Sometimes those personalities are loud, annoying, obnoxious, fun, calm,...
