I had intended to post my first Christmas blog of the season yesterday, but every time I went to push “publish” it didn’t feel right, and I think it’s because I didn’t give Halloween its due. I love the spooky…
Happy Birthday, A Momma & Her Pen!
Today marks the two-year anniversary of A Momma & Her Pen. Holy shiitake mushroom sauce! Two years?! I can’t believe it—where has the time gone? The older I get, the faster the years seem to fly by and that terrifies…
The Cold Is My Shield
“There was an odd comfort in the cold, as if it were a shield.” I spend a lot of time reflecting on the “whys” of life. They are critical to understanding, to learning, to growing. And if there’s one thing…
Kindness Counts
The other night my kids and I were sitting on the couch reading Highlights magazine. It’s our first issue and seeing it arrive in the mail made me all ooey and gooey inside, bringing me right back to my childhood.…
Friends With Pens: A Father’s Labor Of Love
Editor’s Note: If one thing has become clear during these recent historical events in our country, it’s that many people don’t appreciate the concepts of “compassion,” “humility,” “loyalty,” or “solidarity.” A Momma & Her Pen believes wholeheartedly in supporting others…
Stuffed Peppers: A Conservation Powerhouse
One of the most awesome things about having kids is the amount of time and money wasted on food and meals. Man, oh man does that make my day, my week, my year! Apparently, I love it so much that…
My Big, Beautiful Symphony
It could have been worse but for his music, his voice, his presence. I wrote that line during a freewriting assignment in the writing class I took back in July. The professor asked us to work from the prompt “It…
Autumn In The Grotto
My family and I recently discovered a grotto at a Catholic church not far from our home and we’ve taken to visiting as often as we can. I suppose that speaks to how much we crave prayer and answers and…
Friends With Pens: Sweet Pickles
Editor’s Note: If one thing has become clear during these recent historical events in our country, it’s that many people don’t appreciate the concepts of “compassion,” “humility,” “loyalty,” or “solidarity.” A Momma & Her Pen believes wholeheartedly in supporting others…
The Allure Of Simplicity
I love the symmetry, the ingenuity, the poetry of words—and how they marry to create the most vivid of pictures. But I also love when those words stir my passions because they are so perfectly reminiscent of the world in…