Some Random Things You Probably Don’t Know About Me
I’ve seen some other authors share posts like this, so I thought I’d see what I could come up with . . . 1. When I was a five-year-old flower girl, I got drunk on champagne at a wedding reception. Yes, you read that right. (I was sitting at the head table and couldn’t finish
Missing You, Jerome
Jerome T. Heckenkamp October 28, 1979 – March 8, 2016 “Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal.” Remembering and missing you so much, Jerome, my best childhood friend, my big brother. You taught me so many things: how to climb trees and how to dig snow tunnels, how to play cards, checkers, and chess.
The 14 Most Important Things I Learned My First Year Homeschooling
I did it! I made it through my first official year of homeschooling my 5-year-old. Yes, it was just Kindergarten, but still, toss a rambunctious 3-year-old and a newborn into the mix, and getting anything accomplished was daunting. Yet looking back at the end of the school year, I realize what an awful lot of
Where’s that Mother’s Day nap I waited all year for?
After almost 7 years of marriage, I’ve been pregnant 5 times. I miscarried twice, and successfully gave birth to 3 children. I’m a stay-at-home mom who homeschools and, when time allows (almost never), I write (novels or blog posts) when I should probably be cleaning something. At times, my sanity hangs by a thread. It
A Nest Necklace in memory of my little ones
Easter morning, as my kids hunted for their baskets, I noticed a little package among the mail awaiting me on the kitchen counter. I quickly opened the package and slid out this lovely, unique necklace: I gazed at it thoughtfully for a long moment, remembering. Fittingly called a “Nest Necklace,” each blue bead represents my
Ready for Baby?
With my due date only a week away, the countdown has begun! “Nesting” has kicked in and made me desperate to get “everything” done before baby comes, impossible as that is. So I have to prioritize. While my heart is ready for this baby anytime, my home and my to-do list are another matter. (And