Monday Night (Battleship) Madness
Challenging Aunt Becca to battleships makes for a perfect evening in Lucas’ mind! [...]
One Picture of Excitement!
Sometimes one wonderful thing - one saying, one picture, one smile - can lift your entire day! For me, this day, it was already a happy day (birthday for one of my kiddos) but one picture made everyone super excited! [...]
She Got A Truck
Mom just might be terrified by this powerful girl driving her monster truck to school and church and gym, but you know, she loves it, and she’s been a safe chauffeur for two years… My prayers will always be riding with her. [...]
How Is Potty Training Going?
If your kiddo never makes a mess, don't read. If you have never had body fluids all over you at some random time with a child giggling, don't read. If you are like me, read, laugh, and take a sigh as you think, “thankful that wasn't me today.” Laughter is good medicine. [...]
New Adventure is Off
#AroundTheTable #MyHeartIsGrateful Off on a new adventure!! [...]
A is For Achievement
Jaquline's Third Tryout: Saturday (email would be sent within a week) 2 hours later: "Mom do you have an email?" “Child, is it Friday?? I will not bug your coach. Patience.” “Patience is a muscle that needs to be used to grow.” “Patience is a virtue.” “Fruit of the Spirit, Jaquline?” *Lots of eye-rolls and [...]
Allow Dreams To Shatter
Let Dreams Shatter #2024 #Family #AMultitudeOfEmotion #AWeeksOfHighsAndLows #JesusIsAlwaysThere #TheSameYesterdayTodayAndForever #LeanOnJesus #ParentingAdults #Thankfulness #Mentors #Love #Truth #Homeschooling #Challenges #HappinessSadness #AHurtMomHasNotFelt #Responsibility #GrowingUp #ThePrivilegeAndResponsibilityOfWisdom [...]
Watching Them Grow
Throwback from: April 20, 2024 Watching Them Grow I’m feeling nostalgic. I’m watching girls dance and play while a sideshow plays and I hear music my Daddy used to play. Not just my girls but they all feel like mine. I’ve watched them grow in our gym. Some I’ve coached, [...]
This Day – April 28, 2024
April 28, 2024 This Day It’s been a whirlwind a week. Mountains, valleys, bridges, resets, tears, joy, excitement… all together and jumbled up and sometimes at the same time in my heart. This day was one of reflection. Thankfulness, answered prayers, closing doors, broken dreams, memories, amazing celebrated accomplishments… My [...]
And We All Made It!
December 31, 2023 And We All Made It! Butterflies swam in my heart, stomach, mind… anywhere… everywhere all at once. I’m sitting in one of the folding seats in the Ocean Center with a baby nursing… I’ve been here, done that before, but never have I been in this venue [...]