January 7, 2020 Two Cadet Homecoming! On January 4th, a beautiful day with misty rainshowers threatening the gorgeous parade ground at Camp Blanding, I watched both of my cadets march in their pass and review (ceremony parade at the end of the 2019-2020 winter encampment). I almost cried two years [...]
October 10, 2019 Big Brother Blessings Sometimes God blesses you with an awesome gift and you totally know it! From the time I was pregnant with Thea, Lucas was totally in love with his little baby. It was “my baby.” Lots of people tried to get him to choose “new [...]
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 23, 2019 Questions I love how children ask questions. Sometimes their questions make you go search something. Like “what is a rainbow?” or “why are leaves green?” Sometimes their questions mirror your own; but those you won’t speak. You know, questions that your doubting mind asks but your thinking [...]
September 16, 2019 Beach Time I love the reset my body gets from the beach! The salty air does wonders for my sinuses and makes me feel clean again. On the first of September, a beautiful Sunday afternoon, we took the whole family to the beach. The clouds were amazing, [...]
September 6, 2019 Overcomer My family went to see the new Kendrick brothers’ movie, “Overcomer” on opening weekend. Oh. My! This film has great acting, believable serious characters, some realistic humor, and glaring, real-life truth. It catches you into the storyline almost instantly. Major disappointment we can all relate to [...]
August 30, 2019 Kimberly and her Birthday Twin Louis & I decided to join the church we have been attending. After attending a newcomers class, we brought home our study books and Kimberly looked over it. (Our purpose was to let Christina and Becky look over it. I wasn’t expecting [...]
August 15, 2019 Thea is Mobile! Yesterday was a day of firsts for me to watch. Theadora is just beginning to want to explore. She has this cute portable baby holder (looks like a walker, but baby just stays put in it and plays with some toys you choose to [...]
August 8, 2019 Study and Playtime Your bed. A place of rest. Calm. Peace. Unless you are a mom! I got the baby all ready, got myself all ready, even get Lucas ready for his bed! Lay down and *boom* here come the troops! Lucas does an aerial front flip [...]
July 12, 2019 Fighting Failure It’s when your mind tells you stuff that isn’t what God wants you to hear, but the logical part of you says, “yes, that’s right,” so you agree and allow the spirit of failure to permeate your day. I know in my heart that anything [...]