Motherhood
Moving to Midland: Fighting Through the Ugly to Find the View
Satellite map stalking can only prepare you so much. I saw Midland in real life, for the very first time, the night before we closed on our house here. Â We had just finished the 2-day-long trek from North Dakota with 3 kids, 2 dogs,1 cat and the biggest Uhaul they make. We had engine troubles…
Read MoreCreate With Your Kids WITHOUT The Stress and Mess: Our Pick Your Pack Coloring Challenge with Free Bonus
My kids are obsessed with YouTube. One of their favorite things to watch and then do is called a 3 marker challenge. From what I gather, you close your eyes, reach into a bag or bin of markers and randomly pick 3. You then have to color the picture with only those 3 colors. When…
Read MoreDreamer: The Story of a Story That Almost Wasn’t
The Birth of a Story It took 3 years and almost didn’t happen. Once you read the story of Dreamer, you’ll understand how very ironic that is. … We were getting ready to move from Williston, North Dakota to Midland, Texas. My husband had accepted a new position with his company and was already busy…
Read MoreWhen the Bottom Rips Out: Hammocks, Oil Busts and New Doors
We didn’t expect the ripping, the falling, the afterwards, but it happened just the same. Tim grilled the chicken he’d been marinating all day while I made a kale salad with a honey dijon dressing.  I warmed up some leftover pasta, put canned mandarin oranges in a bowl, grabbed a loaf of homemade bread from…
Read MoreThis is a Self-Portrait
This is a self-portrait. People don’t always see the real you. They see through their own lenses of insecurity and judgement, we all do it. The world changes, people change, depending on who is looking. The mirror doesn’t typically show you who you really are either. At least that’s the case with me. It shows…
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