Tag: memories
Great Introductions
My palms were sweaty, and I cleared my throat. It had seemed like a good idea, but now that the moment was here I...
Pretending to be Shannon Miller (and other Olympic memories)
Tonight the Olympic Games begin. The nations will march in carrying their flags with pride in the Opening Ceremony in Rio. We'll tune in from...
Someday We Will All Laugh About This Right?
Someday we'll think back on this time fondly, people tell me that. All. The. Time. They tell me that things were actually easier in...
Get Your Cell Phone Photos Printed
You see it everywhere: at the park, the gym, restaurants, concerts, theater productions, weddings, the first day of school, church events and even in...
Books for Moms: Motherhood Memoirs
There are all sorts of books targeted specifically at moms. You can simply conduct a quick Amazon search on "best books for moms" and...
Motherhood as Storytelling, Part Two: Beyond the Baby Book
This is a picture of my son’s baby book with a sweet, blond-haired, blue-eyed boy on the cover:
Unfortunately, that’s not MY sweet, blond-haired, blue-eyed...
Motherhood as Storytelling
While attempting to scrub the layer of filth off my kitchen floor one day, I found myself in a mom-loathing moment. Perhaps you know...
Backdoor Memories
“Are you crying again?” my husband asks.
I reply, "NO!" as I desperately try to stop the sobs and tears rolling down my face. I was...
Understanding Your DSLR Camera
There’s nothing like grabbing your camera to capture your little one’s darling food-covered face only to realize it’s totally dark once you actually take...
Rocking Back and Forth
The summer after 2nd grade, my family moved into the house in Houston where I remember most of my childhood. Two little boys lived...
Photographing the Everyday: A Series on Preserving the Precious
Although sometimes the days seem tedious, lined only with lunch messes and laundry, detailed only with diapers and disasters, we as mothers know just...
The Keeper of Memories
As a soon-to-be mom of twin boys, I had grand plans for documenting their lives. I bought coordinating baby books (which, two years later,...
Cereal For Dinner
In my last post, I wrote about my love/hate relationship with meal planning and grocery shopping. This week, I was feeling great about our trip to...
