We just got home from our 2nd anniversary trip, and, including our honeymoon, our 3rd perfect trip in a row. I was remarking to my wife that it would be hard to keep the bar so high year after year, and that got us thinking. Were we lucking out? What made our trips so … Continue reading How to have a perfect vacation 🙂
Self-Reflection
As They Grow
As our youngest just recently turned 4, I feel as though I’m slowing climbing out of the trenches of hard-core motherhood and into foreign land. It’s not quite a land of paradise, but the trenches are behind me and while there are stumbling blocks and surprises ahead, I feel like the sun is starting to … Continue reading As They Grow
Holiday Parenting–Guest Blog by my wife
First, I haven’t written a blog in months. Mostly, I’ve been settling into a new full time job in a new community. With my shift in career focus, I’ve struggled to find the time (and the courage) to continue baring my soul. Sarah has continued to write. While I’ve had the urge to blog many … Continue reading Holiday Parenting–Guest Blog by my wife
Coming Out Thoughts-Part 2
Coming out is usually thought of as a one-time, or two-time, type event. “He came out." “I came out to my family." It can be a pronounced event in someone’s life, and before I “came out”, I thought of it the same. You come out, and then you’re out! Voila! I have to confess … Continue reading Coming Out Thoughts-Part 2
Calling All Gay Christians
Church and it’s members have been on my heart the past few weeks, and I know my blogging skills are always better when I write about what I’m most passionate about in the moment. As you know, I’ve blogged about my faith before, and my background. I am a Christian, and while I grew up … Continue reading Calling All Gay Christians
How Do You Get a Messy Zebra to Change Her Stripes? (11/5/15)
Answer? Have the messy zebra fall in love with a military zebra with pretty, neat, stripes. 🙂 I'm 39 (as my slightly younger partner loves to remind me!) and was born messy. My parents called me pigpen, only in part because of my white, whispy hair that floated around my head. I got my desk … Continue reading How Do You Get a Messy Zebra to Change Her Stripes? (11/5/15)
Our Kids Have Two Moms (11/12/15)
When we were in the midst of coming to terms with our feelings for each other and where to go from there, one of my biggest concerns was coming out to my kids. It seemed like the biggest issue and my biggest stumbling block. I couldn't imagine having any sort of conversation about it with … Continue reading Our Kids Have Two Moms (11/12/15)
Mothering Transitions
I used to believe that transitions were occasional and temporary. For the past few years it has felt like one continuous transition, as if I am continually trying to process the latest piece of life. I'm beginning to realize that life is just one giant transition. And I'm beginning to think that maybe I'm not … Continue reading Mothering Transitions
I’m Gonna Love You Like I’m Gonna Lose You (11/15)
My person's been gone for 12 days. I will see her in 44 hours. (But who's counting?) It's been painfully hard to be away from each other. We're super magnets to each other. We can't stay apart from one another. She's a person I WANT to be with. Often. It's painful to be apart. She's … Continue reading I’m Gonna Love You Like I’m Gonna Lose You (11/15)
Am I an Oxymoron? Living the Faith Part 1 (11-15)
Here’s me. Apparently a rare species. A paradox. An oxymoron. There are some people that don’t think I can be both. There are others that don’t think I should be both. There are even others that don’t know me as both. Obviously most of my friends and family now know that I am in love … Continue reading Am I an Oxymoron? Living the Faith Part 1 (11-15)
Just the 7 of Us 