being a mom

Calm Expectations

monstauffer / February 28, 2011

I have heard recently that my children are mellow. And I would like to explore the concept of a mellow […]

monstauffer / February 24, 2011

The predictable utterance of any toddler. The half-hearted response written across any teenager’s face at their parent’s exciting vacation plans.

Peaks and Valleys fill our lives here at the parsonage. Peaks of “we’re making it well with two kids,” and

Abi’s here – all 8 lbs of her. She’s a long and tiny one weighing in at 8lbs 8.7oz and

monstauffer / March 30, 2010

I awoke to her moans on the monitor. She was an hour and half early. “She’ll put herself back to

monstauffer / November 19, 2009

“A da” has various meanings to a 10 month old. If we’re in the car it means she’s talking to