Hi, I’m Danica.

I guess I’m a lot of things: a wife, a mom, a daughter, a sister, a crafter, a cook, a reader, a writer, a homemaker, a pianist, and probably a lot more too. But at the end of the day, I’m just a Christian trying to find and obey God’s will.

Archive for May, 2012

bike riding

Wednesday, May 30th, 2012

On Sunday morning, before we left for church, we packed pb&j, water bottles, crocs, play shorts, and bikes in the van. When the service was done, we headed to the public school parking lot for the long awaited Bike Riding Event.
It was perfect. The joy and elation as the boys took off on their bikes [...]

it’s hard work

Tuesday, May 29th, 2012

Sometimes I’m so busy raising kids that I feel like I’m missing their lives. (Does that even make sense? Yes? No?)
That sensation hit strong a couple of weeks ago. I was feeling really bad for myself. Feeling like these kids are growing up so quickly, and I’m missing the whole thing because they’re such handfuls. [...]

blessings.

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

This was a fun week.
It was a week of sunshine. Lots and lots and lots of sunshine. Sunburns, freckles, sweaty heads. Scraped knees, black-bottomed feet, green-stained clothes. And just enough rain to sit and rest for a wonderful afternoon.
It was a week of gardening. Several up-with-the-sun mornings for me. Throw on work clothes, take my [...]

baby + sunshine =

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

we have fun.

Friday, May 18th, 2012

beatrice: nine months

Friday, May 18th, 2012

licking daddy’s apple
Nine months old.
I’m typing that quickly and moving right along, because dwelling on that fact will reduce me to tears.
Last week she figured out how to do an army crawl of sorts. Up until then, she’d been rolling over, over, over until she reached her destination. Suddenly, that phase is over. I was [...]