Posts under ‘People I Love’

Inspiration Monday – The (Official) Birth of a Family

It’s been a busy few weeks. Two spent in Southern California, visiting, meeting, working, creating and exploring. And then we headed back to Nevada for a very special court date. Yes! It’s official! Justin and Zeb’s adoption has been finalized! It feels good to call official what we’ve known for almost a decade. It also [...]

A Christmas Wish

We have family coming flying in and food to create; friends and family to visit and carols to sing; gifts to give and movies to watch. Today we spent the afternoon with grandparents, aunt, uncles and cute little nieces making, icing and decorating holiday cookies…and playing in the flour. I hope your Christmas is just [...]

Good Men Do Exist

I remember being pregnant with Zeb and facing the decision every young mother is forced to faced. Being 17 and looking at single-motherhood pretty much guarantees that people will go to great lengths to scare the shit out of you. The intentions might be well-meaning but the message still feels pretty miserable: Parenting sucks, it’s [...]

Inspiration Monday – The Halfway Point

We’re about halfway through our interim in Las Vegas and finally feeling as though we’re making some progress in our transition out of Benny and into a new rig. We’re still keeping our eyes on a January departure, although possibly mid-January now. We’ve sold the old truck (yay!) and it looks as though we may [...]

Inspiration Monday – All This Free Time

The new website is ready, the giveaway sponsors are set, tomorrow is the big day. The day I “launch” the site. I’m excited, anxious, can’t sit still. All my hard work will be put out into the world and I can only hope you love it as much as I do. Oh, no, it’s not [...]