by Kate | Oct 3, 2013 | Family
When I was a little girl, mom and dad would play John Michael Talbot to calm us down. When we were going to bed or ill, they would put on his music. I had a tendency to have an upset stomach anytime I was nervous about something. Mom had a candle on her dresser. It...
by Kate | Oct 2, 2013 | Family
The fall weather is finally here! It is so wonderful. I think the entire Valley of the Sun breathed a collective sigh of relief. Riley and I have been enjoying the mornings outside. Last month, the shadow of a hummingbird caught my eye. Â I was sitting in...
by Kate | Oct 1, 2013 | Family
The first afternoon Riley was with me, I made banana bread. Now, about once a month he asks me to make ‘naner red’. I’m pretty sure it is just so that he can eat the chocolate chips off the top. Not sure what gave me that idea…...
by Kate | Sep 30, 2013 | Family
“Do not worry about what other people think of you. The work I am doing in you is hidden at first. But eventually blossoms will burst forth…” This is a lesson I wonder if I will ever learn. As a seventh grader, I was that girl. There was a group of...
by Kate | Sep 26, 2013 | Daddy's Stories
(One of Riley’s first meeting with dad. Dad was putting together his bicycle) (The family at Pinnacle Peak Patio two weeks ago during mom and dad’s fall visit!) Daddy’s birthday was yesterday. He is so special. If you know him, you know he can only...