Family
Dear Moms of new kindergartners
Dear moms, I can remember so clearly, when I opened our little fireproof safe and found a birth certificate and social security card. I went to the bill drawer and found our latest electric bill for proof of residence. I drove by the doctor's office to pick up...
Mary Alice and her promotion
Mary Alice, no longer our youngest. She has received a promotion to big sister, to arrive around St. Patrick's Day 2017. I've wanted to write this post for a week, but I'm afraid I won't do this announcement any justice. How do you explain another miracle? Psalm 66:16...
How to melt a 13 year old’s heart
Give him a little sister that thinks he hung the moon. Watch her lean in for kisses. Watch him melt. When Mary Alice was first born, she looked so much like Julia and Nate. As she gets older, she looks so much like Nate did at this age. It's probably the little blonde...
Summer 2016
Sisters. They really like each other. When Mary Alice is upset, there are times she just goes straight to Julia. So incredibly precious. Those little curls. They make me happy. My little red fox has become quite the swimmer this summer. Have I told you that story? On...
Date Night Ideas Jar
This easy to make Date Night Ideas Jar is a sweet gift for any couple. A few weeks ago, I was at the At Home stores event in Phoenix. Phoenix has such a fun group of bloggers! I love that when I attend events, I see my friends who support each other and encourage...
The way they look up to each other
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6 Sweet Julia has a pretty big burden on her shoulders, but she bears it beautifully. Her siblings think she hung the moon. They watch her mood, her responses to my...
Nate, Age 13
He is so good with her. I'm standing back watching these two form an amazing friendship. People ask me all the time what it is like with such a big spread in the ages of the kids. They ask if it feels like I have two separate families. It doesn't. It feels like one...
Holy Doors of Mercy
The Chapel of the Holy Cross in Sedona is a pilgrimage site for a Holy Door during this Jubilee Year of Mercy. When I found out there was a Holy Door in Sedona, I wanted to be sure we each walked through the door and fully understood what it meant. To walk through a...