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The limits of the tooth fairy 🦷🧚

About a month ago, my daughter started complaining that her tooth was hurting when she ate. The first time, I thought she must have bitten her mouth while she was chewing. But the next day she was complaining again, so I asked her to show me where it was hurting. She pointed to one of her bottom front teeth. That’s when it occurred to me that maybe she had her first loose tooth. Sure enough, when I touched the tooth, it wiggled. And just like that, she began claiming that whatever food she...

almost 4 years ago • 2 min read

Why I care

A couple of weeks ago, I got a call from my husband in the late afternoon. The first words out of his mouth were, “You’re not gonna believe this…” Of course, in my head I’m freaking out. “What?” “I’m almost home, but I’ve got a flat tire.” Clearly, this isn’t awesome news, but it wasn’t the worst-case scenario I was imagining. But the tire was flat. Really flat. And the spare was like fifteen years old. So I checked with our insurance agent and called a tow truck. (I’m also grateful this...

almost 4 years ago • 2 min read

🪄 the magic of planning

I’ve shared that keeping things simple is one of the ways I’m staying sane these days. Between work and homeschool, I don’t have the bandwidth for complex projects. But I figured maybe I should share just how simple I’m keeping it in case you need permission to ditch complicated things. Case in point: my meal plan for the week. This is it. It’s not fancy. It’s not written on a pretty printable. All I did was create a note using the Google Keep app. Notice the meals aren't gourmet. (Yes, we...

almost 4 years ago • 2 min read

Have you ever tried this in your chili?

The appliance saga continues around here. Yes, the new oven is working fine, but we also ordered a new refrigerator because our current one has a couple of problems, and we can’t get parts to repair it. When the new fridge was delivered last week, there was a lot of damage, so we had to send it back. When I got in touch with the store about a replacement, they told me they could deliver one the next day. The problem was that they didn’t actually have another one to deliver, so I spent an hour...

almost 4 years ago • 2 min read

Would you be willing to help with this…

In many areas of the country, activities that have been on pause for the past year are resuming. Even though things aren’t quite back to normal (whatever “normal” means), the inevitable question is looming: would you help ____? Maybe your blank is something with a clear timeline, like coordinating VBS at your church, or maybe it’s something ongoing like a new responsibility at work or a volunteer role. Either way, there are at least two obvious responses: I’ve been trying to survive this past...

almost 4 years ago • 1 min read