Along the Lane

Cardboard Lip Balm Tubes!

Cardboard Lip Balm Tubes!

On September 8th, 2021, I posted a photo of one of our lip balms, and one of our customers, @alyssaaduncan , commented that she wished it was in a cardboard...

Cardboard Lip Balm Tubes!

On September 8th, 2021, I posted a photo of one of our lip balms, and one of our customers, @alyssaaduncan , commented that she wished it was in a cardboard...

Lilacs

Lilacs

Makayla spent an evening writing this haiku, filling a page with rough drafts until the wording was just what she wanted. I had to share (with the author's permission):"Lilacs bursting...

Lilacs

Makayla spent an evening writing this haiku, filling a page with rough drafts until the wording was just what she wanted. I had to share (with the author's permission):"Lilacs bursting...

Little Mama

When we were deciding if we’d have a fourth child, perhaps the person we thought about most was Emma. She was two and into everything. She opened a “child proof”...

Little Mama

When we were deciding if we’d have a fourth child, perhaps the person we thought about most was Emma. She was two and into everything. She opened a “child proof”...

Baby Girl #4!

Baby Girl #4!

Our fraudulent life began on April 13th, the day after our 4th daughter was due. Katy had hours of contractions, and—knowing how quickly our third had come—I rechecked our hospital...

Baby Girl #4!

Our fraudulent life began on April 13th, the day after our 4th daughter was due. Katy had hours of contractions, and—knowing how quickly our third had come—I rechecked our hospital...

Thank you from our friends in Ukraine <3

Thank you from our friends in Ukraine <3

The house is empty, and I’m sitting here with my coffee trying to process the events of the last couple weeks. Katy’s at a doctor’s appointment making sure baby #4...

Thank you from our friends in Ukraine <3

The house is empty, and I’m sitting here with my coffee trying to process the events of the last couple weeks. Katy’s at a doctor’s appointment making sure baby #4...

Little Acts of Kindness in Ukraine

Little Acts of Kindness in Ukraine

A few days after I messaged my friend, Yura, to let him know we were sending money for him and his family, he sent me these pictures. He’d gone to...

Little Acts of Kindness in Ukraine

A few days after I messaged my friend, Yura, to let him know we were sending money for him and his family, he sent me these pictures. He’d gone to...