This Won’t Last Forever

Rocking him in the dark at 4:45 AM and smelling his sweet baby breath as I cradle him so closely, I desperately want this moment to last forever. He sighs and groans and shuffles about, and I count the moments until my wiggle worm rests soundly. I think to myself, “Please, son, I want us …

Moments that Shape Us (Our First Christmas as Three)

While finishing my BA in English, I worked as a TA for a Christian preschool class. While I never anticipated teaching preschool myself, through a series of events and signs, God made it so obvious what I was supposed to do. I ended up following a calling that would be one of my greatest blessings. …

Boy or Girl?

I made a neutral cake! Boy or girl? Cast your votes in the comments below! ❤

“Pasta!” Adventures in Making Homemade (and Homegrown) Pasta Sauce

We’ve been talking about it for a year, ever since our lovely neighbors gave us a jar of homemade pizza sauce for no other reason than to be neighborly. We didn’t grow enough tomatoes to make large batches of sauce and jar them, but we have as of today (*cough couch* yesterday, at the time …

To quote SpongeBob, “I’m already half way there!” *Record Scratch*

This post is going to talk about our baby! It's going to talk about pregnancy and about the uncomfortable physical complaints that sometimes accompany it and all the exciting revelations about to occur! Please don't read it if that sort of thing makes you uncomfy. ❤ I don't think that people are honest enough about …

A Man Called Otto — Short Report (Film)

Every Saturday at 1:00 PM, Otto and Sonya visited a little café in town and ate eclairs, which were messy but very tasty. At 2 o’clock, they left. Once home, Otto washed the car, and Sonya graded papers, cooked, and read the rest of the day. "What sorts of books did Sonya read?" asks Marisol. …

This is a mole.

Husband found him in our yard. Now he has been migrated to the farm field out back. LOOK. AT. HIS. NOSE! 🥺😭🥰 This is a mouse. He is also relegated to the farm field, but do not fear; it is a straw field surrounded by weeds. He shall be fine. I hope you are all …

✨And now, an announcement from the Thoughts household:✨

Are you ready? It’s been a rough few months (sickness and such), but I can now share that we’ve got our own little Christmas miracle coming this winter! We’d been discussing growing our family for some time, and we decided this would be our year to try, but… we’re bad at math and very prolific, …

The Best, Easiest Sushi Salad 🥒🔪🧀🥗

Okay, so hear me out. I didn't know this would be good. In fact, my husband thinks its pretty bizarre, but I've accidentally created (That sounds like too much credit, lol.) a simple salad recipe that tastes like a California sushi roll! Now, why not just eat sushi, you ask? Perhaps you don't have the …

✨Guest Post!✨ Blueberry Bread (BBT challenge) by AS101

Blueberry Bread (BBT challenge) Blogger’s Note: This delicious looking post was written by Anime Science 101 as a continuation of the BBT Challenge! AS101 has tagged Moya from The Moyatorium as the next participant, and that post will be on her blog! Animescience101 here, let start by saying thanks to Shoujo for this idea, and …