; We’ve had such good, precious moments this weekend. Sunday morning my heart swelled watching three of our sons help with choruses at church, one on drums and two on guitar. My 14 year old still feels a little awkward up on stage–for all his obsession with the guitar he’s more comfortable behind the...
Read more »
; The thought below is an especially good one to remember during this precious Christmas season. Today I’m off to make gingerbread houses with my kids and our friends. I hope you do something purely enjoyable in your day as well. Source: amytangerine.blogspot.com via FindMyEyes on Pinterest And if you’re feeling frazzled by Christmas...
Read more »
Source: elviestudio.blogspot.com via Shari on Pinterest And you. And you. And you. And you. And you. And you. And you. And you. And you. And you. And you. And you. And there are more, including you dear reader– yes, you, the person sitting here and choosing to spend this moment with my family...
Read more »
; Last year’s family picture was an exercise in shivering. We took it at a local park, and with all the time it took to get everyone gathered, then get the shot set up, we were all pretty darned cold by the time the photo got done. This year when it came time to...
Read more »
This morning was a busy one. First I dropped my 10yo daughter off at my friend’s house. My daughter is trading housework for assistance in improving her swimming form– she adores swimming– and this week she even got to try out Laura’s fun new pool. After dropping her off I continued on with my...
Read more »
Long-time readers may remember that almost two years ago on this blog we began a fundraising project with Charity: Water, a great organization that drills wells for people in empoverished countries all over the world. Our fundraiser total was $6207! Seriously, people– that number that still amazes me!! Thanks so much to each of...
Read more »
John and our teenagers spent several weekends in August repainting our previously white house a cheerful shade of yellow. While I absolutely love the new paint, my very favorite part is our front door. We went with a bright green. I loved it so much on the outside that I asked John to paint...
Read more »
Our eldest daughter has started something called Mopeless Monday on her blog — basically a bit of encouragement to be cheerful about each new week. To play along, go visit her and say hi. Then write a blog post linking to her blog and answer these two prompts: Smiles from last week: Looking forward...
Read more »
We had such fun at our 4th of July celebration this year! For awhile we weren’t sure if all the grown kids would be able to come. But they all found a way to do it and we felt so blessed by everyone’s presence. Really, these celebrations just seem to get better and better as...
Read more »
There are 1000 water balloons in coolers all over our front yard ready for a mega-battle tonight. We’ve got cherry-vanilla ice cream chilling in the fridge ready to be churned. We have hamburgers and bacon-wrapped jalapenos ready to hit the grill. There’s fresh guacamole and chips, plus cases of Pepsi and Mountain Dew (a...
Read more »
