2018-08-03 15:05
Tomorrow my little Mags and MoMo will start kindergarten. I’ve had emotions swirling over this for months and months — maybe for the past year. It came too soon. I fought so hard… Read More
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Just my daily life and observations on things from a Christian perspective
2016-03-19 18:53
This is probably my best New Year's Eve since...I don't know when. Not to say I haven't had some wonderful memories in past years. But even four years ago when we started a certain little fa… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Last summer I drove about two hours from home to a place of solitude. I needed solitude. Everyone does, and no one really has to go anywhere special for it, but I had felt a strong pull… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Tonight is the second night in less than a week that I've overheard Miles and Casey talking about heaven and/or the 'new heaven and new earth.' These conversations seem to bring about every… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
It's a familiar theme in my life, but lately the 'I-have-so-much-to-get-done' refrain plays ever louder in my head. If all goes according to plan, I have 10 weeks and 5 days (my 38-week mark… Read More
2014-06-06 19:59
I love playing with different types of photo editing apps -- if they are free, don't cost much and don't take up too much space. I'm not picky. Flipagram is really, really fun and… Read More
2014-06-05 19:41
I haven't decided whether 'throwback Thursday' or #tbt, as it's known on Facebook, is a good thing for me. I do enjoy seeing how far back others go, and sometimes I'll find a fun little phot… Read More
2014-06-05 02:26
After a little more than 18 months of no posts, I am slowly making my way back. I'm not counting on the readers to be back, but that's completely fine. Writing is something I miss so much, b… Read More
2012-06-08 16:23
My husband has dark, beautiful hair. I thought it was black for, I don't know, a long time until he pointed out that in the sunlight it is a rich, chestnut brown. No matter...I've alway… Read More
2012-06-04 22:45
Casey and I have tried to remember to take a weekly pregnancy photo, but between my 'pregnant brain' and his traveling to Haiti for 10 days and both of us trying to prepare for two more peop… Read More
2012-04-23 21:53
Dear Miles,So the day has come. Wait -- the day actually came and went ten days ago. You are six years old!When I wrote last year's post, I was in a very different frame of mind. That was a… Read More
2012-04-18 02:42
If I'm not mistaken, this is the longest I've taken to write a birthday post for Miles. And it will be a little longer, because this is not that post. I did beat myself up just a bit the oth… Read More
2012-04-10 02:00
I don't get to be sneaky all that often. And with our journey of having another child, there weren't lots of ways to surprise anyone, especially ourselves. It's all numbers, labs and the wai… Read More
2012-03-20 17:52
Today is so many things. It is one of my niece's birthdays, one of my uncle's birthdays...and of course, it is the first day of Spring. I can't help but hear Lola (of 'Charlie and Lola') in… Read More
2012-03-20 17:51
Today is so many things. It is one of my niece's birthdays, one of my uncle's birthdays...and of course, it is the first day of Spring. I can't help but hear Lola (of 'Charlie and Lola') in… Read More
2012-02-29 01:53
Miles: "Somethin' is stinky in here!"Casey: "Must be you!"Miles (laughter): "Correct!" Read More
2012-02-17 16:47
So here it is, a day I thought might never come. Even though we've known for about four weeks, Casey and I are still catching ourselves smiling at each other and realizing that this is … Read More
2012-02-15 16:05
Some years will be better than others. Some days will shine brighter than others. And some moments will grab your heart and remind you that yes, life can be so purely sweet and precious so y… Read More
2012-02-13 18:49
The story I'm going to share here today is, as I see it, pretty strange. But when I think about events surrounding my life -- i.e., medical and hospital events -- it doesn't rank all that hi… Read More
2012-01-12 16:02
I saw this poem on another blog and had to share it...WILD GEESEYou do not have to be good.You do not have to walk on your kneesfor a hundred miles through the desert repenting.You only have… Read More
2012-01-01 04:44
So much happened this year...so many changes and adjustments, joy and sorrow mixed together. I won't go over all of it again, but I thought I'd share some of my favorite Miles quotes from 20… Read More
2011-12-14 17:30
Last night as Miles and I were hugging goodnight -- he's in a sort of bunk bed so he was up higher than me -- he was mostly hugging around my head. He squeezed and said, "That's my squishy h… Read More
2011-12-08 15:55
Last week I downloaded a free app called 'Child's Prayer' in order to make bedtime traditions with Miles more special. What I like about this app is that it not only gives a Bible verse for… Read More
2011-12-03 21:35
Click here to vote for my photo of Miles for Shutterfly's Family Photo Days Holiday Photo Contest! If you don't want to vote, it's cool...just go look at the photo, it's still fun… Read More
2011-11-02 15:45
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