Cocoa Turns Four

I can’t believe another crazy December has come and gone already! After celebrating our anniversary, a birthday today, and three Christmas parties in a matter of 12 days….I am ready for a vacation!!! So I guess it’s official – I have a toddler no more. My beautiful Cocoa Puff has turned four and is […]

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Eleven

It might as well have been yesterday that I took my father’s arms and firmly told him, “Don’t you dare say anything that will make me cry” right before the double doors opened to a crowd full of people, eyes all on me. I should have been used to the spotlight by now. Years […]

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The Perfect Tree

The perfect tree looks different to everyone. That’s part of what makes it so fun. To me, the perfect tree is… Not too tall to put the star on top No big gaping holes or spaces Full and luscious, like my dream lashes Fragrant and freshly cut It is a glorious hunt every year. […]

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Six

I can hardly believe six years has passed since God brought this little man into my life and made me a mama. What a blessing it is to watch this little guy grow up! It is amazing how much you can change in one year. I have seen him overcome obstacles and push past […]

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The Day I Met Her…

I have good intentions of re-posting our Ethiopia travel journals here someday, but that is not what this is. Today is remembering that life-changing moment, three years ago, when I met my daughter. It is engrained on my brain as much as my son’s birth story. I thought today, on Cocoa’s third Gotcha Day, […]

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29

Well friends, its here. Today marks the first day of the last year of my twenties. That may make it sound like I’m freaking about it, but I promise you I’m not. That’s one of the benefits of having a husband two years older than you. I get to freak out for him on […]

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