Katie Swift
This Thanksgiving we had the most glorious feast with family down in Tennessee. Of course, it helps to have a Chef in the bunch but I also attribute our meal success to the fact that in this here family, we looove to eat… Jonah even tried to steal the mashed potatoes! Oh yes, and Josh...
‘Tis the season for gift giving! For someone who loves to give and receive gifts, you’d think I’d be excited for Christmas. Instead, what I find, year after year, is that I’m increasingly overwhelmed and stressed by it all. Maybe it’s my perfectionism- wanting to find the perfect, most incredibly thoughtful gift for everyone on my...
My niece and nephew Bailey and Ezekiel are a bright ball of fuzzy, fun, light in my nowadays moody, teenaged home. I’m grateful for every buzzing moment I get with them. Thanks Bailee, for all the hugs and I love yous. Thanks Ezekiel for always taking care of your little sister. You teach us all...
When I asked Savannah what she wanted to do for her 12th birthday she said a small party at home with a few close friends. She also asked for pizza, Dad’s famous ice cream cake, and a dress-up photoshoot with the girls. I’m happy to abide these simple requests not only for the ease but...
When your sister in-law turns 40 you take her damn picture. Because everyone needs to know what 40 looks like: (like you’re preparing to go down a steep waterslide) but you’re not afraid cause you know you’re not alone… You’ve got daughters to fix your hair, sisters to snuggle (and brothers to play UB40 tracks...
David turned 12 years old last Friday and it was my first time away from him on his birthday. I went on a girls trip (I know, I know how could I?) and left my firstborn baby boy home with Dad to fend for himself on the day of his birth. David survived without me (I...
As the new year approaches I am reflecting on 2015 via Instagram and Facebook timelines. And I am lol’ing at this e-card my sister in-law shared: And of course I’d like to think this isn’t true. I’d like to think that all my goals and prayers and al-anon meetings have done some kind of dent....
Today we celebrate 60 years of Sally. 36 years of Mom. 16 years of Nana. The years keep count but the soul can’t be measured. But it can be honored, and so it should be. This year we honored Mom with cupcakes, daisies and surprise. At a small neighborhood park in Bellbrook, Ohio balloons...
We all partied pretty hard last night… So we rang in the New Year with lazy laying, and puppy snuggles. Not all of us were as worn out as the dogs. While Jonah ninja’d all those leftover balloons, David perfected his smile… Here’s to a fresh and clean 2015!
Aubrey Elizabeth on her 4th birthday. (I want to take pictures of all my friends babies…wouldn’t you?)
Our kids are dirty. Like sometimes we forget to take baths for days dirty. Like something smells and it’s David’s head dirty. Or Savannah’s hands. Ew. But it wasn’t always that way. For David’s first birthday we gave him a cake all for himself. We thought he’d dive right in and we could take pictures....
My son David put it best, He’s the light that never blows out… This Christmas, Let Jesus fill all your dark places.
my Mama she’s daisies she bends down low you can cover her in concrete she’ll find a way to grow in between the cracks the grey and the black is where she loves to go my Mama she’s daisies she dances with the wind no matter if it’s raining she moves like a sacred hymn...
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