The kids and I went to the beach, to the inlet where the ships come in from the Atlantic ocean, to see if we could watch Matt’s ship come in. We timed it just right thanks to a…
All those years spent making swords as a boy have served Matt in ways I’m sure he never expected when he was young: he now has a son who is so very happy to make use of his…
This list has been written and re-written for a long time in the form of journal entries made in hastily scribbled handwriting. I went through those entries and consolidated them into one, legible, list. This is what…
I feel so happy to have Matt home for a few weeks. One of our most favorite things to do together as a family is roasting hot dogs and marshmallows over a flame. Even a little flame like…
Matt’s been home with us for a week now and we’ve all been so thankful and happy to be together. It’s funny how much the simple things, like a family meal, a bedtime ritual, a snuggle on the…
We went on a trip to a park recently (I took the phone along and had fun taking pictures that way) and had a fun time playing and walking together in this lovely and new-to-us forest. Before our…
When Cedar and his dad are together I really never know what to expect. The two of them are so much alike, they get into all sorts of fun and interesting explorations and conversations, and they come up…
This month begins the rest of our year– of Matt being away at sea, that is. That calendar up there? The blacked out days are his “underways” (on the ship at sea– meaning not at home), then in…
