Yesterday was a beautiful day. We took the family to a carnival complete with face painting, slides, free cotton candy, kettle corn, fire trucks, tractors, and lots of things little ones enjoy. Later that day we joined some friends for fajitas and our eldest engaged with their youngest in some play. There is something about getting a little sunshine and spending time with friends that is so ... View Post
Celebrations, Sleep and Play
What an exciting and family-fun-filled two weeks its been. We've had celebrations, sleep and play. Among the milestones were my 40th birthday and my son's two year old birthday and his first Easter Egg Hunt. In the picture below he's looking up at Daddy on the deck. He knows his colors and would often say the egg color when he picked up the egg; "purple egg". Then he would open the egg and ... View Post
Immanuel – God With Us
Truly the Lord has walked with me this week. He is my rock, my Immanuel. It was the first week that I had both boys alone. I wasn't sure if I could do it... manage a household and care for a 23 month old and a nearly three month old- who is nursing every three hours- at the same time but I did it with God's help. I was even able to run some errands and make dinner each night as well as keep up ... View Post
Cultivate Beauty and Seek Wisdom
This morning I am thinking about two of the goals I have for my home. One is to cultivate beauty and the other is to seek wisdom. Beauty comes in many forms and one that has recently been on my mind is music. I am not gifted with the talent of music but I'd like to introduce it to my children in our home. My dad just sent me a keyboard with all the accessories and I am super excited about ... View Post
Beginnings and Endings
My husband's father had a stroke over six years ago. Right before Christmas of 2011 he fell and suffered a brain injury that nearly killed him. He is in recovery but is in a "different place" his sister reports to us. My husband is grieving the loss of his father in that he isn't the same. They used to talk daily and now he has spoken to him maybe once in over a month. I look at my new baby ... View Post
