Five a.m. Two pieces of whole wheat toast. One buttered. One crunchy peanut buttered (and covered in banana slices if the girls haven’t eaten all of them for the week). A tall glass of water. A Psalm of encouragement. And a prayer of survival. That’s how I’ve started (almost) every […]
I live in a fall/winter house. Spring and summer we make do and try to add a flower here or there to bring in a little of those other seasons, but I feel like my little home rolls her eyes at my attempts. “Just wait,” she says. “As soon as […]
Hey. As mentioned above, this is Mary Aplin. I turn two today, so why don’t you all squeal and grin and clap your hands like grown-ups do. I mean really, what’s the deal with that? You don’t raise your voices to high-pitched screams of excitement at each other (well, except […]