In the few days before school started, I ticked off a couple of my summer goals. Might I have mentioned my propensity to procrastinate?! I finally got the French braid down to the delight of my girl who’s been keeping her hair long for the purpose of fun hairstyles (and also to be like me, which I can’t help but…
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What comforting truth in light of what’s happening in our country right now. I know it helps me in times of uncertainty, times of chaos, to pause and remember… God is sovereign. I might not be able to understand the reason why something happened. I may not be able to see my way out of a certain situation. I may…
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That’s not an exaggeration, by the way. And it has nothing to do with elaborate travels or fancy plans (though we did go on a few short trips – and even out of the country, which I’ll share about in another post). Instead, it has everything to do with these two behind me: They are at the most fun ages….
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Note: if this seems like it was written a while ago, it was. This post sat untouched for weeks. I meant to insert photos and publish it before we left for our vacation mid-July, but it never got done. Wanted to finish it up today before I post about our summer. Back at the end of May, I was in…
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We celebrated Joseph’s 6th birthday in Florida the weekend after his actual day. We drove down to Orlando, checked into a hotel, and traveled back to the 11th century at Medieval Times. It was our first experience, and one we aren’t likely to forget. Not wanting to make it too late of a night, we made reservations for the earlier…
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Back to my own little “one-room challenge”… If you follow any of the design bloggers that have participated in the very-popular ORC (founded and organized by Calling It Home), you will know to what I am referring. Twice a year, in the spring and fall, a group of bloggers choose a space to transform and post weekly updates of the…
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