“One Thousand Gifts”
is a suiting title for Ann Voskamp’s biographical book. She recounts her struggle with viewing God as ungracious and her mission to change her perception by li...
Author: Heather Paige Hunt
“What is that?”
I’m looking forward to the “What is that?” questions. Mom, what is that? This is butter. We can make some out of heavy cream sometime. W...
He Rolled Over
Our little man rolled over for the first time today. 🙂 He was tummy timing (I didn’t catch the roll on video, but I will try) when I saw that ...
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Cloth Diapers vs. Disposables
I did some math on diapering costs and thought I’d share my findings with you. Disposable Diapers from the store cost about $.20 each give or take. The av...
“Transformed”
Yesterday, I passed a flashy billboard with triple x printed across the sign. I pictured those x’s being pushed on their sides and transformed&...
Cleanliness Is Next to Godliness
The average baby does not like being naked and hates diaper changes. He does not kow how important it is that he be cleaned, but his mother does. She lovingly...
Birth Story Photos (a little late)
Our new little family has come home to Texas to see the grandparents for Christmas. I found these pictures here on my mom’s computer. Click fo...
I’m in Texas
I had Dublin Dr. Pepper and BBQ for lunch then chili cooked in Shiner Bock beer for dinner. Today was a good day.
List of Truths
Here is an abridged list of descriptions of God’s people from scripture. Scripture is true; these words are true for people who belong to God; you b...
Old lyrics. New meaning.
Have you ever watched a movie that you hadn’t seen since childhood and realized how completely you had misunderstood the plot. I have done that seve...
Family Holiday Traditions
I love traditions. To the point that I yearly wear my red socks when I decorate the Christmas tree while listening to Bing Crosby. (Sidenote: I...
I’m pretty proud of myself
So this is an excellent workout. I get to work out and spend time with my little boy at the same time. 🙂 Baby is in the harness for the lower ...
permanent. then again.
The permanency of death is hard for me to comprehend. It feels more like an abstract concept than an irreparable fact. It’s been 6 months sinc...
Hungry Goats & the Social Mommy Phenomenon
Blue Eyes and I went on a date to Princeton today while his daddy attended a lecture at the university. I wore him in my frontal red papoose as we wi...
The Autumn Post
Nov. 10- Were I not ever picking leaves out of my 5-week-old’s carriage, he’d be camouflaged within 10 minutes. We picked a perfect day to go ...
A few things I’ve learned
I’ve learned that when you become a mom, you also become a lighter sleeper. I typically wake up to hungry “O o-o o o”s before the crying start...
black-eyed pea to blue-eyed boy
I reread An Announcement today- the blog post in which I announced our pregnancy. In the post, our 8 wk ultrasound picture was compared to a peanut, ...
… but I can’t say that I like it #2
You may recall when Hurricane Irene ravaged NJ pulling leaves out of our summer trees prematurely. I wrote about my love for falling leaves in autumn but unlove...
Day 4 of
being a stay-at-home mom. I’m struggling to find time to do the dishes much less write. Who ever thought that such a little per...
Birth Story
I don’t know if it was the raspberry tea, pineapple, spicy meat pizza, evening primrose oil, walking or just nature that did it, but I am glad to report t...
Pumpkin Bellied
At Battleview Orchard in NJ two weeks before our first was born. Thanks, Troy, for the pictures!
Re: Email to Mrs. Masalin
Momma Maz, Thank you! Things are going well. I was saying to ppl at church on Sunday, “Good morning, I hope I don’t see you next week!”&...
Pregnancy Diaries
You know you are 9 months pregnant when you count to yourself “1-2-3” before sliding out of a restaurant booth. Oh yes. Counting to get ...