Author Archives: Giggles

Knitting

Categories: Quilting/Sewing/Knitting/Crafting

First, yes, it’s my dad that knit the sweaters. It keeps catching me off guard when people are so surprised by that. Why is a man who knits such a shock to so many people? Anyway. … Keep reading

Random news that caught my eye

Categories: News

What men want. Why we squeeze cute things. Bell ringing and buggy pushing records. Jefferson’s chemistry lab. The science of screams. Keep reading

You define me

Categories: Family, Relationships

My relationships define meas a daughter, sister, wife, mom, friend, teacher, student, leader, follower, enemy, and nemesis. We are all defined by our relationships. Keep reading

Faith to Overcome

Categories: Gospel, Infertility

Medicine did not help us overcome infertility. Children did not help us beat infertility. Infertility will always be with us, always be part of who we are. Faith helped me overcome infertility. Prayer helped us get through our struggles. Keep reading

Our family meme

Categories: Family

A lot of families have a family motto. And we have one of those. But not every family has a family meme. We do. We’re really not as shallow as our family meme would suggest. Keep reading

The only true adventure

Categories: Family, Happy Things

Tomorrow is our six-year anniversary. Six years really doesn’t seem that long and yet at the same time it seems like we’ve been married forever, in a good way of course. … The collage below is one photo for every month we’ve been married. At some point every month we sit all of us down in front of the camera to record how our family adventure is going. Keep reading

Shimri

Categories: Family, Happy Things

Shimri is our little lady. The way she holds her body and her hands, the way she babbles and laughs, everything about her is dainty, delicate, and proper. Except that she grunts like some primal animal when she’s eating before bed, which we find hilarious. Keep reading