Eyes to See Blog on Motherhood, Meandering and Meaning by Denise Lilly

January 8, 2014 in Family and Faith, No Comments

My children are captivating. As in, they hold me captive. When they drift to sleep at night, after Oli has resigned himself to…

January 2, 2014 in Books to Read, No Comments

Some were gifts, some were authored by friends, some were life-changing. These are the books I read in 2013: Highly Recommend: One…

December 26, 2013 in Family and Faith, No Comments

As the year-end nears, I could reflect on what transpired over the last 365 days. We moved twice, bought a house. The number…

December 17, 2013 in Family and Faith, No Comments

I’m not a party girl. I’m often too stoic or pragmatic for celebration. At the very least, I’ve never enjoyed being celebrated, the…

December 11, 2013 in Family and Faith, No Comments

I’m learning what it means to be a parent in winter. I have many fond memories of winter as a child: sailing on…

December 4, 2013 in Family and Faith, No Comments

I bought my two-year-old an advent calendar. He loved it, of course, at first. His eyes widened and eyebrows raised when a chocolate…

November 21, 2013 in Family and Faith, No Comments

Maine is an enigma. The people of Maine are rugged individualists, the most stubborn set of people east of the Mississippi. They know…