I initially wrote this in February of 2020. At the time we hadn’t announced our baby’s gender, so I waited to post it. In the ensuing chaos, it never made it online. Now as our little one moves into her second year of life, it seems an appropriate celebration of her sweet and adventurous spirit.… Continue reading To My Daughter

When they said parenting would be magical, I think these are the moments they were talking about. When she moves so fast the shutter can barely keep up, whispering to herself as she sorts through handfuls of gravel. The sun catches her hair just right, the weather is perfect, and she’s wholly absorbed in discovering… Continue reading Magic

After a long week of ferrying boxes over, were sleeping in our new home tonight. We’re back with my in-laws, stepping into a season of in-between as we begin to make our way back to Azerbaijan. There are still some bridges to be crossed – notably, seeking the good pleasure of the government there to… Continue reading Night 1- We’ve moved!

I don’t know the next time I’ll have the time or focus to devote to a cake like this, but for my first time making a birthday cake as a mom, I’m pretty happy with how this turned out.

Today was a bit of an emotional roller coaster. But then Sprout had a successful bedtime routine with her dad and fell asleep in ten minutes. The weather is amazing and I went for a walk and was reminded of how much I love our neighborhood. Deep breath. The steadfast love of the Lord never… Continue reading I love my neighborhood.

I promised a friend I would write a post about this for her to see before her baby arrived – and that kiddo will be here in about a month or so! So I’m going to lay out my thoughts conversationally for the time being and hopefully this will serve as a helpful primer and… Continue reading Elimination Communication ≠ Infant Pottytraining