Author: Alicia Hutchinson

We had a great day yesterday.  Vera had slept really poorly Friday night, so all day yesterday we just laid around, per my request.  We went to the park for…

Yesterday I failed.  I lost it.  The happy face ungracefully fell of and revealed the ugly stressed out face I try to save for when the kids are not around. …

    Some people have said that going home next week for a visit is just what I need.    It will be fun, yes.  I’m excited to see everyone…

There always seems to be a list of things on my mind–to do’s or coming up’s or just plain stuff that needs some mental hashing over.  Right now seems to…

I woke up today before my alarm, not in an annoying way at like 3am, but just a comfortable 15 minutes before the bell. {thankful} The first thing I realized was…

After trying several times to buy a house and nothing panning out, when we made the decision to rent for another year, I was excited about it. I really was. …

This weekend is opening pheasant season in my home town.  It might not mean anything to anyone else in the country, but there? There its like a national holiday.  Before…

I woke up really early this morning full of anxiety.  Its over all things that I know will sort themselves out, but anxiety nonetheless. This isn’t the exact quote that…

Yesterday was busy. Everyday is busy.  Somewhere in the middle, probably the two hours I spent in the kitchen yesterday afternoon, I began to make notes to myself for next October:…

On our way to Awana last night Sophie was practicing her scripture.  Over and over she’s repeating: “For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles are just one point…

Today marks three weeks of no mice sitings and no evidence of mice.  Glory! Supposedly in mice facts, this is important because their breeding cycle is three weeks, so if…

Its October 15th already and the month is half over. I have always loved this time of year.  Always loved the holidays. Waited and planned and anticipated from August on. …

        Being a mom is seriously intense business.  I find myself staying up late because the calm and quiet and no one needing me is so nice. …

I’ve been comparing myself lately to a person I feel like I used to be two years ago.  I know that really that its not completely true, but a lot…

Plans, in my opinion, are essential in darker, harder times.  If there’s something fun on the calendar, it gives you something tangible to look forward to.  Something more tangible than,…

It isn’t the easiest thing making new friends in a place where you don’t know a single soul.  Also the thing about friends for me is, I don’t have a…

This fall brought with it a shift that feels personal.  Nothing ever stays the same. I keep hearing that this too shall pass.  I know that’s true.  And then this…