The Ginther family Christmas letter 2018

Every year flies by and 2018 was no exception. 

Mama, show me

Photo by Lovely Roots Photography

It's about time to get back into the writing of the words. They've been marbles rolling around restlessly in my mind, but it's been a long time since I've SAID anything and plinking them out on this laptop feels weird and awkward.

I don't live there anymore

How's the weather where you are today?

Here in the Canadian prairies, spring is finally winning. The grass is coming back to life and the birds are singing victory.  We've dug out from under our parkas and shaken the dust off our sandals (in a sort of non-biblical found them in the basement way).

Right in the Messy Middle

You know what's hard?

Starting things is hard. 

It doesn't have to be deep

Here are two things you should know about this month:

1. I quit my job, so there's that (read about it here).

2. It's supposed to be spring but IT AIN'T!

10 things that make me feel unreasonably accomplished.

From the perfect pot of coffee to hitting the trash can with the balled-up garbage, we all need a win sometimes.

Strength

I feel like it's fitting to talk about strength in February. It's cold, it's miserable and I'm feeling anything but strong.

Nurturing Your Romantic Relationship while Parenting Littles

Anyone else feeling like this task is a little more than a tiny bit daunting?

Let's Hear it From the Girls

Wanna have your words heard?  Good, cause I want to share them.

35 and Time To Try...

I turned the big 35 last week and since my birthday falls on New Year's Day, it's always an extra moment of reflection. I'm not great at resolutions of any kind (check out all my enthusiastic series beginnings on the blog...) but here are a few things I'm working on:

New Year's Resolutions for Mamas in the Trenches

Happy Birthday and Happy New Year to me...

It's the new year and all around me, resolutions are whipping and roiling, being pronounced and proclaimed.  This quote by R.S. Grey has been circulating with profound hopes and plans: climbing mountains, conquering bucket lists, destroying fitness goals...