thebarntales

our week, in reverse

Today is Mother’s Day. I know, I know. You already know. Mother’s Day is not my favorite. There are lots of things to like and to appreciate about Mother’s Day,…

07 May

an adventure in our mud hole of a yard…

You can see a video on YouTube of Quinn explaining about the mud if you’ll click on any of this text. (I don’t recommend any of the suggested videos, though……

06 May

“unstoppable learning”

The boys spent the night with Granma and Papa Saturday night. I drove in Sunday at lunchtime with Sister, planning to spend the night and bring the kids home Monday.…

05 May

deleting Facebook

I’m deleting my Facebook account on Monday, May 6th, in the evening. I made the decision to delete (instead of deactivate) when I realized that every few months I see…

10 Apr

checking in

Oh, life. Life!! Lara posted about progress with her goals for the year, and as I tried to comment my check-in got longer and longer and longer… it felt good…

03 Apr

six weeks later…

Part of me can’t believe six weeks have passed since we realized that I’m pregnant with our fourth child. It’s been a long, dizzy, nauseous, another-round-of-virus, rejoice-with-other-people, cry-with-other-people, beg-God-to-show-me-comfort, try-to-make-deals-with-God,…

22 Feb

because sometimes you’re just overwhelmed

Sometimes I really wonder what in the WORLD God is thinking. I mean, seriously, it’s not super hard to trust that He knows what He’s doing and that He has…

21 Feb

accountability : planner success

It MIGHT be a little early to call it a success, but when I pulled it out of the cellophane yesterday, I sure did feel successful… I worked so hard…

14 Feb

sanctuary :: accountability

I like to tell stories. I like to feel included, connected, and I like for other people to feel that way, too. One of the reasons I weaned myself off…

01 Feb

a birthday girl

Brennan’s first birthday is February 2nd! We’re sick with some kind of crazy crud… we’ll feel fine for a little while, then want to hide under the couch. And the…