recent gratitude

recent gratitude

– for the rare morning when True sleeps past 6am – for all of my mom’s help and Greggie’s endless play with True + Bella – for the way John takes care of us – for new websites and loving it so. – for long hot, hot baths in the...
powerful

powerful

My friend Ali posted this video last week and I want to repost it here so as many people can see it as possible. As many of you know, melanoma gave John and I the scare of our lives and it changed everything for us so early in our marriage and time together. We are...
dear hawaii

dear hawaii

(do you see the rainbow?) dear hawaii, there is something about our big family adventure to your warm and breezy coast that changed something in my new mama heart. on a very practical level, you gave me a subtle but important shift in confidence – a way of being...
here and there…

here and there…

my parents just left to go back home to florida. john is snowboarding today. true is napping. bella doggie is asleep on our green couch. it’s so quiet, i can almost reach out and touch the stillness. (mati rose, mom, true) it’s been a busy body week of...
the grands are here.

the grands are here.

my parents are here which, you know, means a ton of baby snuggles, play time, reading….. chilling on the couch, baking, home cooked meals, walks……….. yard work, adventures to the fabric store, collaging with mom, and all things...
japan, our breath, our lives.

japan, our breath, our lives.

like all of us, i’m having a really difficult time processing the devastation in japan. last nite as i was watching the coverage, i could barely hold it together. john came home with taco bell to find me on the couch sobbing. in that moment i was imagining baby...
hello, life

hello, life

hello, cuteness. hello, handsome husband who i cannot get enough of lately. hello, dear baby true who recently discovered how to suck just his thumb. hello, new routines, new flow, new norm. hello, morning walks. hello, chirping birdies who tell us spring will be here...