March 31, 2020 Beautiful Beach Day I know by the time this gets published, we aren’t going to be allowed on our beautiful beaches anymore due to what my teens tease the history books will call “the corona shutdown,” but don’t judge us. Anyway, after making sure you understand that [...]
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 – [...]
September 2, 2019 Becky’s New Semester Who knew my thirteen year old would be bouncing all over the county (okay, not literally) this semester in her activities? Becky decided on two courses this semester. Her online class turned out to be a half-semester starting after her birthday. Her Macroeconomics started [...]
August 20, 2019 Christina’s New Semester This one, like most of my posts lately, is a little bit delayed. I’m so excited for my eldest though! She participates actively in Civil Air Patrol – what does that mean? Well, let’s just say my GPS thinks that’s “Work” because other than [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
March 24, 2019 Spring Blessings March 20th was the official first day of spring. I live in Florida, so “Spring” as we see it means beach weather – at least for those of us who don’t consider 70 degrees too cold for sand, surf, and sun. The flower bulbs are [...]
What kind of "deep thoughts" about life and love come from a bitten cookie? [...]