Today, we celebrate our 18th anniversary. That’s an entire childhood’s worth of marital bliss. If our marriage was a child, it would now be graduating from high school and preparing to enter college. It could vote. It could hold a driver’s license. In some states, our marriage could legally drink, and in a perplexing train… Continue reading Happy Together
My Story: Following the Leader
One year ago today, on July 14, 2010, my husband was unexpectedly laid off from his job. When Matt told me the news, I also heard the voice of God whispering in my ear…”How far are you willing to go with Me?” and I admit, I was terrified. Terrified of what that meant: would we… Continue reading My Story: Following the Leader
Ka-BOOM! (A Third of July Story)
Once upon a time, there were two families that were really good friends. They did lots of things together. But one of their favorite things to do was to go watch the fireworks on the Fourth of July. Except that the fireworks weren’t on the Fourth of July. They were on the third of July. … Continue reading Ka-BOOM! (A Third of July Story)
Happy Camper
Today was a big day in the Speer household, and I mean a BIG day. For one very excited little girl, it must have seemed bigger than Christmas, her birthday, and the last day of school all rolled into one. Today was the day we sent Crisana – our “baby” – away to summer camp… Continue reading Happy Camper
Book Review: The Almond Picker
Sometimes I read a book because it looks interesting. Sometimes I read a book because it’s by a favorite author. Sometimes I read a book because the title intrigues me. And sometimes I read a book because I want to seem fancy and intellectual. That’s why I read this book. The cover is based of… Continue reading Book Review: The Almond Picker
“Think Pink” Week: Day 2
Welcome to Gallerie’ d’Crisana, the world’s only collection of art created by yet-to-be-famous Fairview artist Crisana Speer! We begin your tour with a welcome sign and a friendly reminder: Just in case you can’t read the fine print, it says: Do not toch exept for: family, relitivs, and Raegan, if she ever sees me again … Continue reading “Think Pink” Week: Day 2
“Think Pink” Week: Day 1
The boys are gone. For the next 7 days, the Speer household is devoid of any hint of testosterone. No stinky boys making dirty laundry. No sweaty, muddy shoes lining the stairway or littering the living room. No need to tolerate endless discussions of Poke’mon strategy, Bionicle creations, or Star Wars: The Clone Wars developments. … Continue reading “Think Pink” Week: Day 1
Book Review: The Architect
And now for something completely different… We’ve gone from the sublime to the ridiculous…or from flowery prose to gritty suspense…from artistic beauty to a psychological thriller. Or something like that. But, seriously, it’s about an architect for crying out loud. How could I not read it?? To be completely honest, I checked this book out… Continue reading Book Review: The Architect
Book Review: All is Forgotten, Nothing is Lost
Ahh…the good old summertime. I look forward to summer for so many reasons, but one of them is that I get the excuse of carving out time to actually *read*. Like, as in GROWN-UP books. Books with chapters and multi-syllabic words. Books with hundreds of pages and small type. Books with at least 3 letters… Continue reading Book Review: All is Forgotten, Nothing is Lost
Feeling Blue
There’s an old proverb I once heard that fits our situation perfectly: “When the cat’s away, the mice will play.” Okay, so it only works if by “cat” you mean “boys” and by “mice” you mean “girls”, and if by “will play” you mean “go on a road trip to look at bluebonnets.” Ah, the… Continue reading Feeling Blue