June 17, 2019 Fatherhood So, you know this huge thing called “Fatherhood?” What comes to mind? A parenting book I read when I was twelve (yes, oldest sibling perks!) said something like “the child’s view of God as a Father is directly impacted by their experience with their Earthly Father.” [...]
June 15, 2019 Me Without You Yesterday I entered a bit of nostalgia. My facebook timeline mentioned a memory of Father’s Day a few years ago. Father’s Day. This is the first Father’s Day when my Daddy is in heaven. The first thoughts were sad. Theadora, who was laying on [...]
June 10, 2019 House Hunting 101 – Lesson 1 – Location We’ve been planning toward our next step – home ownership. We are grateful for the place we are currently renting, but because of the black mold infestation (it’s under control, but we don’t own the house, so can’t remove [...]
June 2, 2019 A Family Journal I’ve been working on two projects for each of my children. One was a crocheted blanket for each – king size, crafted from their favorites in a pattern they chose. I’ve only completed one. The second is about 15 rows from completion, but I [...]
May 25, 2019 Miracles! I haven’t been writing for my blog often. I’ve been very busy lately! (And yes, the picture is an old one, like 4 years ago, but it’s one of my favorites of Becca & Anastasia.) This past week was totally amazing in how God just orchestrated [...]
Teenager + my phone + cute baby = lots of poses and cute or funny pictures! [...]
My little sister has a big fight ahead: Spreading her story is one way I can help. [...]
May 4, 2019 My Office Buddy Today I’m thinking about how blessed I am to have an awesome boss who allows me to bring my baby to work with me. Second only to working remotely (my goal, by the way, once the business has grown), being able to have Thea [...]
May 2, 2019 The Big Boy Bed The girls shifted their beds around so that the Playroom is now the sleeping quarters for Kimberly, Jaquline, and Jillian and the Barracks is sleeping quarters for Christina, Becky, and Primrose. This shift was so that the barbies, legos, and small toys like [...]
April 30, 2019 Easter Cuteness Easter Sunday was so much fun for us this year! Not only did our little Thea officially turn two months old on Easter, but neither Louis nor I was working, neither of us was tired, and we had the whole weekend to ourselves! Baby Thea [...]