Can you believe that this beautiful young lady is MY daughter?!?! I can’t. We are SO SO blessed by Ella.  Yesterday we celebrated her 8th...

My little girl is a cheetah, at heart, that is…it began many months ago as a kitty…if you are a faithful reader of our blog, you will...

“Mom, do you think there’ll be bouncy castles in Heaven?” (Caleb–age 6)  i hope so!! 🙂 To Grandma… “Grandma, you know I’m gonna move to...

Evie is definitely holding her own around here at #5!! She is FUNNY!! Here’s the two latest examples… Evie ‘roll-roll-roll’ -ing...

I'm so thankful that God has blessed me with a Mom who LOVES and SERVES. My Mom has sacrificed this year...given up her job, to be here....

This is a prayer I found in a great parenting book… I really believe this prayer–prayed by one of my heroes, Amy Carmichael, is...

Sweet Maija...two weeks ago started Ballet...yesterday she informed me that she is quitting Ballet. Okay. After much threatening,...

I’m thankful…we had a really good day.  I love living near family.  It is one of God’s greatest provisions right now in my life! Thank...

I got some great shots of Evie-bear today…thanks to my great assistant, Ella :)!  Evie wears me out, but she is a total DELIGHT!!

This week as my kids and I grieved and talked about my Grandma Obie going to Heaven I was struck again by the tenderness of sweet Caleb’s...

Celebrating our BABY’s first birthday came at the perfect time…after a lot of craziness and life changes, we were able to re-focus and...

Here’s our countdowns… 2 DAYS until my Sweet Heart gets HOME!! 4 DAYS until the packers come…yikes!! 9 DAYS until my baby Evie turns...

"Slow down," Mr. Turtle whispered..."enjoy a moment...rest, play peek-a-boo with me...look at the amazing masterpiece that God created in...

Isn’t it amazing how God has transformed my sweet baby girl!? Just 8 months ago, she sat in an orphanage with no family and unable to...

I love Saturday mornings… Today, I stayed in bed until 7…praying, sleeping.  God spoke, “Enjoy the moments…all of them today.” Saw the...

I LOVE teaching my kids to memorize Scripture for so many reasons, but the powerful truth is that if we “hide God’s Word in our heart, we...

Tonight Sweet Maija was saying the prayer over Sweet Riah as we  tucked her in. It went something like this: “Dear Father, thank you for...

Almost daily–at some point in our day, Maija will emerge from her room with her beautiful disheveled curls down her shoulders, wearing...