Surviving on smiles, laughs and a whole lot of grace
I must admit, laughter doesn't come naturally to me. I love to laugh and take opportunities everyday to do so, but my natural disposition is not particularly carefree and comical. Due to current life...
View ArticleFall Fun Day
Last Monday our family headed south to Blackwater Falls. We had a lovely fall day and enjoyed our time together. Here are some pictures of our trip.We love our Wild and Wonderful West Virginia!
View ArticlePumpkin Fun Family Night
Tonight was the night to carve our pumpkin and make some yummy cookies. Here are the pictures of our time together.Emma played a mean game of CarcassonneTaste test after helping mix cookiesReady for...
View ArticleDay 1: Silliness and Special Moments
Today, I did something fun and a bit silly. I dressed up for the kids Halloween party at school. My inspiration: Miss Frizzle from The Magic School Bus. I even downloaded the theme song to my phone so...
View ArticleDay 2: Eager Hands
Today (or yesterday as the case may be!) I am thankful for eager hands. Hands that are eager to help and learn new tasks. My two beautiful helpers made the job in the kitchen a lot easier and...
View ArticleDay 3: Reading a good book
Today, I am thankful that my girls love to read. Instead of bemoaning the girls early rising I am thankful that they entertained themselves quietly by reading. Sure, the extra hour would have been...
View ArticleDay 4: A well stocked fridge
Today's gratitude came only after I dismissed my bad attitude. The state of our refrigerator necessitated that I go go shopping today but I didn't really want to. Shopping for 2-3 weeks (my normal...
View ArticleDay 5: THE Word
Today I am thankful for the Word of God. Everyday, as I read I am reminded just what a personal and intimate God I worship. Through the pages of my well worn Bible I am regularly amazed at how He speak...
View ArticleDay 6: Getting to do what I love
Today I am grateful that I get to spend my life doing what I love. I'm thankful for the passion God has given me for teaching. When I stop to think about it I recognize that I've been a teacher my...
View ArticleDay 7: A God Who is present in ALL of life
I'm pretty sure that for every cough, cough, cough...hack, hack, hack...sniffle, sniffle, sniffle...I've heard over the past few days my heart has done an equal amount of grumble, grumble, grumble. The...
View ArticleDay 8: Wonder and Awe
It delights my heart when the girls become excited about the simple things in life. Today I was working on some Christmas stage design ideas for our Family Ministry room and as usual the girls loved...
View ArticleDay 9: Well written allegory
The girls and I have been reading through the children's version of Hinds Feet on High Places. We are all loving it so much. I bought the book a few years ago but was waiting for the right moment to...
View ArticleThanksgiving 2013 Memories
Here is a short video highlighting our family Thanksgiving this year. Hope you enjoy it!
View ArticleChristmas Plan 2013
No, I didn't get tired of counting my many blessings and reasons to be thankful in November, I just wasn't diligent in continuing with the daily posting! That being said, I had an incredible time with...
View ArticleChristmas 2013 Pictures
Well, December has both blown by and drug on. Everyone of us have been sick at some point this month and some of us have had multiple different kinds of sickness. From heaving to hives and all around...
View ArticleAll in a snow days work....
Here are some recent pictures of how we have been spending our time. Playing in the snow after church on Sunday: Snow Day game of Carcassone: Lydia was the victor over Mommy and Emma! I didn't take any...
View ArticleLately....
Here's a peek into how our family is growing together in the Lord this year:Memorization wall: Each week we review verses that we are working on or already know. Each new verse memorized means the...
View ArticleDesperation and Meeting
Today wasn't a great day. It's been just over a year since my mom was diagnosed with ALS (March 27th) and just over 2 months since she passed. My grandmother is in hospice care with a limited time left...
View ArticleToday in Pictures
We had a great day dying eggs and adventuring with "the cousins". Enjoy a peek into our day, jammies, crazy antics and all.The "ugly egg" (dipped in every color) wasn't even close to ugly this year.Who...
View ArticleSummer Outing
Deplorable.That one word describes how I've been keeping up with the blog through the summer months. However, we've had such a great summer that I want to actually share about what we've been doing....
View ArticleSummer Birthday's
Lydia and Emma celebrate their birthdays within a few weeks of each other so we often combine their celebrations. One tradition I have is that I decorate their doors while they are sleeping so they...
View ArticleChristmas 2014
I thought I would pop on and share some pictures of our Christmas this year.For the first time that I can remember, I was not involved in the Christmas Eve service at church. However, the sister gift...
View ArticlePreserving Snow Day Memories
Snow day log:Day #1 - Woke up to an early morning call from the county announcing the cancellation of school. Stayed in PJ's all day. Watched various TV shows and movies. Had some reading time. Enjoyed...
View ArticleThe Beautiful White Snow
My how gorgeous it is outside right now. No doubt I am ready for some warmer weather but the beautiful glistening snow sure is gorgeous to look at.Here are just a few pictures of our time over the last...
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