Last week Joshua slept for longer than ten minutes without Mama’s arms around him. I then found these little ladies snoozing peacefully in their beds. Neither of these rarest of occasions has repeated itself, making the photographic evidence even more precious.
Perhaps a disclaimer is in order: not liable for anything said when hormonally possessed and at 40+ weeks gestation. I doubt I am the first woman nearly two weeks over her "due date" who is pretty much fed up with the hoopla. Nine months ago you excitedly get a positive pregnancy test, have a date…
I guess it is already pretty much February. Which means us girls, except Hannah, all turn a year older and it’s time to get ready for spring gardening season. I’m way behind already, that much I know, but I’m ready to plant a big old patch of beets come February 15th and maybe some potatoes…
Her hand wraps effortlessly around my finger and it is like a thousand upon a thousand hugs. Her head smells sweeter than the sweetest flower in the greenest meadow and so I make my way back there a hundred times a day before it fades, for I know it will. My fate is sealed when…
I’ve wanted to homeschool our children since I carried that first precious life in my womb. Those earliest years went fast and smooth, just these two little boys and I. By the time we moved off-grid in 2011, Elijah was five and was writing, doing some basic math, and learning to read. I remember being…
Weight: 8 lbs. 14 oz. Height: 20 inches Labor: ~19 hours I will try to leave out all graphic details, but remember this is a birth story so if the subject generally leaves you squeamish, you may want to skip this post. For several nights I had been having contractions so intense they kept…
I have been trying to put together a number of blog posts lately. I wanted to share the chicks – some purchased, some hatched at home – that are running alongside our laying hens, increasing the flock. I have some garden photos filled with weeds and potatoes and some turnips I might pull and ferment…
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absolutely beautiful! I love your post cards 🙂
Such precious little ladies and a precious little man….
So sweet! 🙂
Ohhhh just melts my heart! I miss babies – sigh
I always take pictures when my oldest falls asleep. 😉 So rare!! Congratulations on your sweet baby!