All posts from Mary

I think I’m addicted to sugar and why I love freckles.

I think I’m addicted to sugar and why I love freckles.

No seriously about the sugar part. You know me; I’ve been a CrossFit-doing, Paleo-preaching fiend over the past couple of years, but I took a nosedive several weeks ago and now am afraid I’m addicted to sugar. I crave ...

The Merkels. {family session}

The Merkels. {family session}

A few years ago, my husband and I watched a building going up in our newly growing town, and that construction was followed by whispers and rumors of a pretty neat little Montessori school. At the time, neither of ...

Gary and Karen. {anniversary session}

Gary and Karen. {anniversary session}

I find myself truly blessed. Blessed in that I get to spend time with some insanely incredible people; people who I’ve come to hold very close to my heart, who love up my kids, who are ah-mazing grandparents, and ...

The Ogg Family {family session}

The Ogg Family {family session}

Meet my dear friends and neighbors. They need your precious and powerful gifts of prayer and encouragement over the next several months as they prepare for battle and kick cancer’s ass.  Because you know what?   When you look ...

Feeling the pull.

Feeling the pull.

Life has been amazing lately. One friend posted on Facebook recently that her life has two speeds: crazy and insane. Completely agree. So today, this beautiful, perfect May day, I put the little guy down for an overdue nap, ...

Lego Pest.

Lego Pest.

Our boys have The Curse. The Curse is this: when I can’t remember the name of something or someone, I assign the closest thing to it (or the person) that I can remember and it curses us all, because that ...

Mr. Labean has a twin.

Mr. Labean has a twin.

I am slowly dipping my toes back into the waters of Grace. It’s that inviting lake that is always there, yet here I stand on its beach, waging my wars in the storms of life. But I am starting ...

Happiness. Baseball. And being six.

Happiness. Baseball. And being six.

I discovered today that I really do like yellow. Each time my boys ask me what my favorite color is, I say, “Yellow, because it makes me happy.” And today was punctuated with a huge ol’ happy when I discovered ...

An evening with Gram.

An evening with Gram.

It’s always been so interesting to me, this instant and impenetrable bond between children and their grandparents. There are so many times when my boys can’t remember names of their new friends, but despite miles and miles between us, ...

The nothingness.

The nothingness.

Sometimes you can just tell. You look at your kids (or your pets, or your main squeeze) and you just know. You know that it’s time for some nothingness. Our latest nothingness took on us a quiet walk to ...

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