Do we really have to go back to real life?

Thank you for being patient with me as I share the pictures from our wonderfully long two week vacation. I feel strange still talking to you about Christmas, but I don’t want to rush through and just file my memories away. Does that make sense? My brother just...

Punch you in the gut moments…

That is what my sister-in-law calls them. I was sitting on the porch in Carmine, Texas over Christmas vacation. My first moment alone in a few weeks. Birds were singing. The sun was setting. The wind was picking up. And I realized. I had lost three children in the...

Incredible Pizza {Conroe, Texas}

Yes, my son wears Camo pants at all times. Why do you ask? Arcade games, great buffet, ice skating rink, car races, dessert, bowling and skee ball. Never forget my mad skee ball skillz. They are the source of many tickets for my children… one of my most...

Children’s Museum {Houston, Texas}

Aunt Leslie and Cousin Caden met us at the Houston Children’s Museum. We were there for at least two hours and the kids could have easily stayed longer. Climbing structures, a mini-metropolis, an outdoor playground and huge water maze thingy, invention...

Thank you + a little suprise…

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1 **** For my family, it is time for Thank You Notes. We were just blessed with two weeks with family. We were showered with gifts, meals, long meaningful conversations, naps,...