Lauren Flake - Grief & Texas
For years, my husband and I wrestled with our presentation of Santa Claus to our young daughters. We watched well-meaning Christian friends decide to forgo the tradition altogether. We hesitated to follow suit because we cherish our childhood memories of St. Nick but we are careful not to use Santa to control our children’s behavior. […]
Today, I’m helping my For the Love launch team ladies usher in October with favorite fall traditions in our #FridayFive linkup. I’m excited to be back in Texas this week, albeit missing the breezy weather, after a weekend away with my hubby in Boston. Fall Traditions Pigskin What’s fall without football? I mean, really. No, […]
Mother’s Day is a bittersweet time for me and a difficult day for my grandmother. We mourn the woman who connects us, the mother who made me want to be a mother, the daughter who made her a mother. One year ago, on the day before Mother’s Day, my mother and I looked into each other’s eyes for the very last […]
I was born on Easter Sunday 30 years ago, when my mother was 30 years old. As I am rapidly approaching 30, I reflect on new life and the true meaning of Easter. My Easter birthday As a child, I thought Easter was all about me–my own personal holiday. My parents loved to tell me […]
Celebrating A Year of Blessings As “Mommy” to a toddler and a newborn at the present moment, I celebrate small but wonderful blessings like a few consecutive hours of sleep, a hot shower, wearing clean clothes and eating a meal without a child in my lap on a daily basis. This New Year’s Eve, however, […]