I heard it come out of my mouth “Perfect buddy!” My son asked me if he did a good job cleaning off the stairs… this is often my response when he does a good job. “Perfect!” But it took on a new meaning for me last week when he burst into tears when the project he was working on didn’t turn out “perfectly.” “Mommy, I just wanted it to be perfect!” My heart sank. Has this been the model I’ve set for him? That he has to be perfect? God, I hope ... Read More
Anything but basic…
Honest Confession: I love weddings. For a while after college I tried finding something I could do in the wedding industry – I tried planning (fail), invitation design (nope), and then took my hobby to the next level and became a wedding photographer (yay!). I cried at every wedding I attended (over 400), and I’m seriously still so in love with the industry even after retiring from it. My pastor’s daughter is in the middle of wedding planning, ... Read More
Staying Organized
I’m not sure if your MO is anywhere close to mine, but I’m either running a month ahead or a day behind. Either I know everything that’s coming down the pike, lists have been made, plans have been put together, and everything is running smooth… or I completely forgot that today is PE at my son’s school and sent him in the wrong shoes, we have a meeting tonight and forgot to schedule a sitter, my Christmas lights STILL aren’t all up and I haven’t ... Read More