May 26, 2020 Life is Risk Life is risky. How many people get out alive? (I’ve heard that from two sources this week, and it got me thinking…) Our goal since the beginning of time has been to build this net of safety around our family to allow our offspring [...]
May 14, 2020 Hidden Treasures When we grow our garden, we come across some interesting plant discoveries (probably because seeds are lost by little helpers in odd places) and have found some amazing co-growing companions. This tomato was just found in the lily patch and we potted it as it [...]
April 22, 2020 Our Beach Morning On Saturday morning the beaches of St Johns County decided to open back for restricted times. No “gathering” though so we couldn’t take the baby shade tent which meant limited time for us due to not wanting baby burned. But we went! Sunday at [...]
Stepping Back February 23, 2020 My little love is one! I’m 37. We both had birthdays this week. This is the first birthday for one of my children that I missed. I was on my way to a meeting at work when I got two adorable videos from Louis – [...]
A Girl and her Doggie February 19, 2020 Sometimes you choose a pet. You know, you excitedly go to the shelter or the pet store and the perfect friend snags your heart instantly. Sometimes you are fostering a litter of puppies and one looks up at you with a connection [...]
Look out world! Here comes a full confident young woman who continually amazes her family! #ProudParent #WeLoveYou [...]
December 22, 2019 Sister-Cousin Outing You often read that cousins are usually your first friends. They know all about you, love you regardless of your differences, and enjoy life with you from start to finish… I always dreamed of how close my siblings and I would be as adults and [...]
November 10, 2019 Memes to Voices A friend was showing us her flower arrangements: she said, “expectation versus reality.” To me, both arrangements looked amazing – her husband had given her a few bunches of flowers which she artistically set in two gorgeous table arrangements. She thought one was excellent [...]
October 3, 2019 Sixteen Sweet Years The one who first called me mother is sixteen years old. Thank you, Jesus. I am so grateful for being blessed with Christina! I can’t imagine life without her. I truly understand that God entrusts us with raising his children. There is such a [...]
September 8, 2019 Leaving My Little Love I’m looking at the man cross the coffee table as I talk. I knew even though he said it was okay to bring my baby (at this point, I’m 8 months pregnant) to work with me, there would come a time when my [...]