casey coombs

the one about prayer.

I spoke in church today. I read a talk that I composed on my laptop from articles on the Internet and then presented it through Evernote on my tablet. The man that spoke after me was an adorable grandfather who gestured at my Xoom and said “I don’t have any idea what that thing sheContinue reading “the one about prayer.”

the one about inspiration in strangers.

I like taking pictures. Sometimes I like to call myself a photographer the same way Addie likes to call herself a grownup. Sure she’s more grownup than she was four years ago but she still has a very long way to go. I’m better at taking pictures now than I was four years ago butContinue reading “the one about inspiration in strangers.”

vivi style, old navy sale.

Not that I’m one to encourage unnecessary retail therapy. But babies need clothes and retail therapy really does work in small doses. It works even better when stuff is on sale and you just happen to have an extra 30% off coupon. I took this baby shopping at the Old Navy baby sale and boughtContinue reading “vivi style, old navy sale.”

crumple.

I am so tired. I have been walking the fine line between okay and not okay for the last several weeks. Truth is I want to stop walking and simply crumple into a heap. Winter is so close. The signs of darkness and cold are becoming harder and harder to ignore, and they are wrappingContinue reading “crumple.”

smatterings!

Last night I asked Facebook: Have you ever been typing along, absolutely sure you spelled a word wrong, but the little red dotted line doesn’t show up so you type something crazy to make sure spell check is working? There was a resounding yes. One more thing we have in common kids. ***** Here’s someContinue reading “smatterings!”

moody doodle.

Addie is very right brained. I am very left brained. I doodle on everything. She colors in the lines. I draw zombie ponies holding blood stained knives. She draws exact replicas of horses to scale with lifelike color and texture. I picked my junk mail up today and noticed Meijer has very moody meat onContinue reading “moody doodle.”

vivi the mandrake and why I may wet the bed tonight.

So…Vivi found her volume switch. Multiple times today I made MAD DASHES across my house to make sure nothing was eating, pinching, sitting on, stealing, choking, scaring, hitting or biting the baby. Because surely babies don’t just randomly shriek out in the same high pitched shrill tones for every emotion they’re capable of conveying. TurnsContinue reading “vivi the mandrake and why I may wet the bed tonight.”

third, second, first, fourth, best.

I was there when she held her third baby for the first time. She was the first to find out about my second baby. I was one of the firsts to know about her fourth baby. I was the first (aside from the ultrasound tech) to know about the gender of her fourth. Her familyContinue reading “third, second, first, fourth, best.”

the one about being offended.

I used to get offended a lot. A lot. Remind me to tell you about the time I walked out of church because I was so offended. Nobody can know everything about everyone’s situation. I’m not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I’m not dumb… and I also know that I’mContinue reading “the one about being offended.”

parking with hard won babies.

I wrote these words about hard won babies. Hard won babies are the best. ******