This morning, Riley and I headed over to The Simple Farm with mom. We met Riley's great-aunt and grandmother there. I had been wanting to show them where I take Riley on Thursdays. As soon as we pulled up, his grandmother and great-aunt were waving at us, welcoming us...
Family
Leavin’ on a jet plane
Mom leaves tomorrow. I have considered hiding her driver's license so that she cannot get on the plane, but daddy really misses her. I guess I'll let her head home 😉 Mom has a way of encouraging me and coming up beside me to help with everything. She offers gentle...
Will you go home a different way? {The feast of the Epiphany}
This morning, the Gospel reading was from Matthew 2. After the reading, Father Fred's homily (sermon) was about the last verse - "And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, Â they departed for their country by another way." He challenged us to go home a...
Word of the Year | 2014
2013 was amazing! Grace - the free and unmerited favor poured into our life like rain. Brian's job is going well. Julia is loving her new school. Nate is rocking fifth grade. Riley. 🙂  I am loving photography. I've met more new friends through blogging and MOPS and...
2013 Christmas
Well, Christmas part one has come and gone. It flew by. After the 23 hour drive, we headed to Brian's sister's home. She did such a beautiful job hosting Christmas! When we drove in, my brother-in-law had fajitas grillin'. The annual cousin picture is getting more and...
Don’t hit delete…
Over the next few days, you may download pictures. And you might just be tempted to delete some of those pictures. You may not look like you did in high school (gasp). You may not look like the model who was wearing your sweater in the catalog (gasp). {Making it to...
Merry Christmas 2013!
Card Design: Â Recipe for Crazy 2013 brought us incredible blessings. Incredible! A sweet little red head who has stolen my heart for now and always. A wonderful great-aunt and grandmother that comes with this sweetie and has grown our family in love. I sincerely pray...
Traditions…. Just one
The last few months, I have been attending a MOPS group (Mothers of Preschoolers). It has been a true blessing to my heart. It has been a while since I had a little one running around. Nate is now ten, so I've forgotten a lot about how quickly the days fly by. A dear...
Books for my holiday break….
So, I love historical fiction. Here is my list ofthe books I have read - feel free to let me know what you think I should add to my stack! I'd love to hear about the books you loved that you think I should read! View this SkinnyScoop List
Ready the way
Sunday afternoon after Thanksgiving, we arrived home from Texas. I wanted to pull out a few Christmas decorations and start making everything look a lot like Christmas, but I was just tired. I just didn't feel like pulling out the tree and climbing into the way back...