by Shannon | Dec 4, 2022 | Encourage, Life in general, Shannon
My mom used to LOVE Christmas. By “love” I mean she would go all out. Every nook and cranny of every room was filled with something sparkly and shiny. There were specific decorations that went in specific spots every year: the snowman couple in a basket...
by Shannon | Sep 19, 2022 | Encourage, Life in general, Shannon
Hey mom, I miss you. I know you’re less than five miles away and that I will probably see you this afternoon, but right now I just really miss you. I’m standing in your closet shaking my head at how incredibly organized and fastidious you have always been:...
by Shannon | Aug 28, 2022 | Encourage, Faith, Inspire, Life in general, Shannon
(This post was written a few weeks ago….) Exactly one week ago I was somewhere over remote Northeast Canada on my way to Dallas. I was so ready to be home… and so exhausted. A week later, and 100 years older, I realize that I had no idea what the word exhausted...
by Shannon | Dec 19, 2020 | Encourage, Life in general, Shannon
This holiday season I’m finding myself bouncing wildly between two states of mind: 1. We are going to have a flipping AMAZING traditional Christmas if it flipping kills us! AND2. Nothing is going to be the same as it’s always been, so why bother trying?...
by Shannon | Aug 12, 2020 | Encourage, Life in general, Shannon, Uncategorized
Kid #3 starts school in the morning. As in…she’s leaving the house and going to another building for eight hours! Oh is she ever excited to start 8th grade…truly! She’s been organizing and labeling (and re-labeling and re-organizing) school and...
by Shannon | Feb 24, 2019 | Encourage, Life in general, Shannon
I thought I could ignore it. Well, maybe not ignore it exactly..more like drape it with some trendy designer fabric and put little vintage chalkboards around it that say things in cute curly writing like: “We’re finally here!” “So proud and...
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