Landon LOVES his daddy. Sure, he turns to me for food and comfort. I am comfort food. But Dad? Dad inspires chubby leg kicks and silly grins. Dad is exciting, funny, and strong.
Watching Layne grow into fatherhood has done just what I expected it would: made me crazier about him. He’s patient when I’m frazzled, [...]
» Read the rest of this entry ...I’m in a funk.
Here are some of my reasons:
Too many of my soul-mate friends live far away.
Lots of people died this week, and I knew some.
Relationships are hard work and sometimes you give when you really, really want to take.
My playlists are getting old.
I’m at war with my body.
The only thought I had at 3:00 [...]
I fell in love with Layne snowshoeing on the top of a mountain. He dug me a seat and laid out a delicious picnic in the bright winter sun. A million butterflies hatched in my stomach.
But that *love* doesn’t compare to places down the road. Maybe I fell in love with him when he held [...]
I married the most wonderful man. Wonderful sense of humor, big biceps, and a huge heart. He is a gifted counselor and is setting up a private practice. It’s a big step - kind of scary, but I have never been more proud! He set up his website this week and already received a call [...]
» Read the rest of this entry ...I received this in my email this morning, “A Whitworth valentine just for you”. That should have been my first warning….here’s an excerpt:
Married alumni like you are in a unique position not only to support Whitworth students, but to help raise alumni participation. We hope you’ll take this opportunity to make a single gift to [...]
This is a response to a friends blog that turned into a post itself. Here’s the inspiration.
*Disclaimer. Just becaues I am married does not mean that I have it “figured out”. I’m just a person, and here are my two cents:
Love, in the active sense, stripped of butterflies and unusually high levels of endorphins, is similar [...]
So I don’t really know all the lyrics to that Feist song. But I do know that Layne is like my moon for two reasons:
1. In my dark times, he helps reflect goodness back to me. I cannot count the many times he has “looked on the bright side” for me. When I COULD not.
2. [...]