moving

Searching for Home

by Laura on July 20, 2011

Thanks to all who entered last week’s giveaway.  Matt randomly selected numbers which I had already assigned to facebook friends, subscribers, and twitter peeps who left a comment.  The winners are: #38 Prinya T. #197  Sara E. H. #403 {subscriber} “minismama” {email address} Let me know your mailing address via email {lauraleighparker@gmail.com} or facebook, and I’ll [...]

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On Moving House, Like A lot

by Laura on May 25, 2011

Some Stats 12: years married, by Monday of next week. 13:  times moved, by the same day. And the process of moving begins, again, for our family today.  Finding the lost Connect Four chips under the couch.  Dragging out the suitcases from storage and checking for spiders.  Sorting clothes and art projects and broken legs [...]

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The Space We Now Call Home

by Laura on July 31, 2010

So sorry for the last week of quiet!  As most of you have suspected, the recent move has given us fresh ways to practice patience with our Internet (again).  I won’t have access at home for a while, so things may be a bit quieter around these parts.  Until then, I wanted to show some [...]

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Where Your Story Begins

by Laura on March 23, 2010

“Home is where your story begins.”  It’s a sign that’s been hanging over my kitchen sink since I can remember.  It’s been a reminder to me of the power of story and the power of the home I am helping to create for my kids.  And today it randomly got taken down and placed on [...]

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Some Stats

by Laura on March 1, 2010

29 Days until we leave the U.S. for Chiang Mai, Thailand. 5 plane tickets bought and paid for. 93% monthly support needs met. 100% basic outgoing expenses raised. 5 suitcases to pack. 1 12-month rental contract for our home, signed. 98 days ago that I was ready for winter to be over here in CO. 4 [...]

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