Hey hey hey! I started the Weekly Ramble way back in 2010. It’s had many iterations over the last decade and a half, but it’s currently on the blog every Friday.
I’m a Christian, wife, mother, homemaker, (retired) homeschooler, open nester, and writer. Here’s what’s been on my mind:
While I type I hear the sounds of busy activity: dishes clinking, my young people laughing and chatting, the dryer running, rain lightly falling outside. It’s a sweet spring Saturday with my people all at home. Two of the boys were out of town for 5 days, visiting my eldest son and daughter-in-law. The house…
Finding contentment and working toward routine… As much as I struggled with boredom/lack of motivation in my diehard stay-at-home days, I now crave those kind of days more than ever. I guess I never realized how much I was suited to this life when I was in the thick of it. Funny how that is….
Hello and hello! It’s been awhile since I wrote a Weekly Ramble on Life as Mom. As I closed up my Substack last month, I realized how much I enjoyed writing this column each week. It’s a good debrief for myself. As I read through the archives, it makes me happy. Wow! I’ve grown a…
The week went by quickly and based on my camera roll, I don’t know exactly what I did. You know how people joke that if you don’t post it on social, it didn’t happen? Well, I have identified something about myself… I haven’t posted much on social, ergo I didn’t take many pictures, therefore nothing…
It was a busy week that got busier as it plugged along. You’ll forgive me for publishing this on Sunday instead of Saturday night. I was ready to go to sleep by 7 pm last night! I am at an age of realization. I am noticing things I never saw before and recognizing all kinds…
Thankful for rain, but also thankful for beautiful sunrises. Having grown up in seasons of California drought, I understand the need for rain. We got a lot of it this week in San Diego county! It’s put a damper on my sunrise mornings, but I was particularly happy for the rain clouds to dissipate enough…
Life feels, no, I feel, unsettled. Not sure why, but I aim to find out. This week there were some amazing, mind-blowing sunrises and some non-sunrises when the heavy fog blocked any view of the homes past our fence, let alone the sun. The day pictured was one of those amazing days. Wow. Honestly, it…
The week went by so quickly! I’m stunned that the month is almost half over, but I’m starting to find my groove. The last few months have been a veritable whirlwind. I started therapy over the summer, we spent months house hunting, we spent months (or so it feels like!) moving, then school started and…
It was a full week with some really good things in it. I don’t have the 1st Week of the Year Enthusiasm that I usually do at this time, but that’s okay. I am slowly orienting myself that way, but had a pretty laid back week while I get up to speed, so to speak….
Racing to the end of the year, time picks up speed. I don’t know why that is. But, it seems to be the case. The days are flying by, giving me whiplash. Sometimes I yearn for calm and slow. To be honest, I often yearn for that. There have been seasons, to be sure. This…