to process pain.
Posted by malindar in All About Mindy, Family Life, God, Life, Reflection on May 14, 2015
i’m sitting here on my couch at 3:00 in the afternoon, fully aware of what i’m supposed to be doing. fully intentional about not doing it. you know, this seems like the only time i actually post: when i’m avoiding something i know i need to get done. i guess, however, after looking back over all […]
mother’s day.
Posted by malindar in All About Mindy, Family Life, Joe, Kids, Life, Reflection on May 11, 2015
i got the most amazing mother’s day gifts yesterday. and the ones that were my favorites didn’t cost a dime. not a cent, actually. and i have never received more amazing gifts. from anyone. one will be hard-pressed to give me anything more priceless from this point forward. oh, sure, they gave me a gluten-free savory baker […]
the silly.
Posted by malindar in All About Mindy, Family Life, Kids, Life, Reflection on April 22, 2015
you know what i love? i love the silly. the pure, unadulterated joy that bursts out of the ability to freely laugh. living squarely in the moment. abandoning any inhibition. free of judgment. void of criticism. with full knowledge that the people who surround you and who you love completely embrace the silly–and display it–right along with you. i […]
laser focus
Posted by malindar in All About Mindy, God, Reflection on April 16, 2015
the vague terms in which i keep speaking here really bother me. apparently, however, they’re all i’ve got to work with. well, that and cakes. loads and loads and loads of cakes. it’s funny how in the depths of all the crap i’m dealing with in important areas of my life, i think back to 3 weeks […]
figuring it out.
Posted by malindar in All About Mindy, God, Life, Reflection on April 4, 2015
i saw this posted the other day, and it got me thinking. i’m sure the thoughtfulness had something to do with the fact that “we’ll figure it out” has been something of a hated family motto over the past seven or eight years, and that, recently, it has renewed vigor. and actually, more than getting […]
all i can do
Posted by malindar in All About Mindy, Family Life, God, Kids, Life, Marriage, Reflection, Ugh. on February 21, 2015
i was slammed this week with several things i just can’t handle. and, you know, i’ve been slammed with a lot of things in my life i was pretty sure i couldn’t handle. none of them even came close to this week. not one. i sat in that counselor’s office on two different occasions and simply […]
saturdays
Posted by malindar in All About Mindy, Cake, Life, Reflection on January 24, 2015
lately, Saturdays have been completely out-of-my-ordinary. generally they make me crazy…two or three stressful cakes, running errands, catching up… the recent change is hard to get used to, actually. last week, i sat on the couch the ENTIRE DAY (after an hour and a half delivering a cake) and watched movie after movie. i don’t know what […]
thanksgiving day
Posted by malindar in All About Mindy, Family Life, Food on November 29, 2014
this day did not begin quite as i expected. you know those days when, out of nowhere, you get slammed with a cold you thought you had escaped? welcome to my Thanksgiving morning (because i seriously hope it wasn’t your Thanksgiving morning). it was that weird sore-throat-in-the-back-and-top-of-my-mouth-where-i-couldn’t-swallow-or-clear-my-throat. annoying. but, i needed to finish the cakes, […]
thansgiving prep
Posted by malindar in Cake, Family Life, Food, Life on November 28, 2014
around here, holidays are big time. we have big traditions for our big family: traditional food, traditional ways to do things, traditional traditions. for some reason, the food seems to be my overall focus. go figure. i go into list-mode. lists of recipes i want to try. lists of supplies i need, broken down by store. […]
weekend.
Posted by malindar in Uncategorized on November 22, 2014
good lord, i’m tired. yesterday, Reasa did science experiments. she smashed ice with a hammer, and calibrated a thermometer with her denatured alcohol burner. it was like…school. i splattered a cake with neon royal icing. then i made ganache. and poured it over boston cream pie. then covered it with fondant. and stacked it with […]
All Is Grace 