At the moment, I’m feeling particularly thankful for one thing: that tomorrow is another day. Really, nothing went awry today until tonight. We’ve been working hard (and generally doing well!) at living our family rules around here: to be peaceful, joyful, gentle and clean (I need to write a whole…
View PostWe were going to be Goldilocks and the Three Bears, because Claire is Bear around here, and I couldn’t pass up her first Halloween without paying such a homage to her, that snuggly, strong little thing. BUT Olivia had to be a princess, and Goldy isn’t a princess, so Anna…
View PostYou’ve heard the old folksong, right? “Oh Shenandoah, I long to see you, away you rolling river…” It’s beautiful, so in case you haven’t, listen to my favorite version here. That classic little tune is as moving as the Shenandoah Valley itself. Charlottesville (home!) is on one side of the Blue…
View PostFall Break 2015 has hit the books with a big bang. We spent the whole week in the Outer Banks of NC with nine other law couples and our gaggle of children, an adventure we’ve been looking forward to for a YEAR since we couldn’t really take a break last…
View PostWe walked the Monticello Trail a couple Sundays ago after church – trying to take more advantage of our neck of the Virginia woods this year. Last year was taxing enough that it was hard to give up any more time than it took to have dinner together. But that…
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