As a gift to me, my wonderful hubby released me early this morning to a mini-retreat! I woke up and made my way to the Riparian Park and arrived in time watch the sun make its debut for the day. I definitely needed the time away. I felt like a kid on Christmas Eve. Every […]
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New Mercies
Thankful, so very thankful that: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is his faithfulness. (Lamentations 3:22-23) As I stumble along, God is so gracious to remind me that even when I feel completely empty, his mercies never end. Tomorrow is […]
Cooking with Kids!
It’s no secret, that this family loves to eat. I’m already realizing that we are going to have to set aside some serious budget money as these boys of ours grow. Since a fair bit of my time is spent in the kitchen preparing the food we love to eat, it has been fun to […]
My Favorite
“My favorite” has been a favorite phrase around these parts lately. Xander randomly announced a couple of months ago, “Frank is my favorite.” We were a bit confused as we have a friend, Frank, whom Xander is supposed to be calling by his last name… But no, he meant FRANK as in CARS fame Frank. […]
Survivor!
Whew! Well, I survived my week (ok, 5 days) unplugged. Five whole days w/out the internet was not easy and I have to say that way to much communication happens online for me to realistically make that a habit… It worked out to be a blessing though since I was able to rest my swollen […]
Take-Off
I love watching their little imaginations soar. Today we had some impromptu flying fun! The boys were struggling with sharing the ‘baby’ that I had out for a pouch sling demo. So I helped them out by letting them take turns piloting the plane so they could take the baby to the beach. (Notice the […]