This week it’s been three years. Three years since we, as a family, took a leap of faith and moved two states away. We left the only home our kids ever knew. We left our family. We left our friends and our church home. We left everything we knew and loved and started over. […]
Somehow I’ve fallen out of the habit of asking my kids 20 Questions on their birthday. But I figure it’s never too late to pick it back up! (That also might mean I have a recap on Hollywood’s birthday here soon.) Photo Credit goes to my talented friend, Kaylee Ausmus. Oh, Miss Cocoa! It […]
This might be too much information for some of you. You may think I’m getting a little too personal. But this is my story to share, and my choice to share it. I share it because I’m terrified and I need prayer. I share it because it helps me to process my emotions. This […]
Somehow it’s been a whole year since this little man turned our world upside down and blessed us with his early arrival (classic youngest child behavior to demand all the attention, lol). It feels like a lifetime ago and it feels like yesterday. Since the moment I saw his face and heard his scream, […]
Had I known this was our last day together like this, I would have rubbed that belly about a thousand more times. I would have captured those baby kicks onto my iPhone, even if it had taken hours to get it just right. I would have played you those lullabies and sang along. Had […]
It’s amazing how you can be surrounded by such amazing human beings all day and still feel lonely. I’d be lying if I didn’t admit that right now my desire for adult interaction is at an all-time high. I wear many hats as a Stay At Home Mom (SAHM). I Chauffeur my kids back […]
With Easter arriving a little earlier than usual year, it provided some additional challenges for my family. The weekend fell right between the end of my husband’s Spring Break and the beginning of my kids’ Spring Break. Since we really wanted to be home at church for Easter, that made any sort of Spring […]
People who know me personally might be wondering why they are seeing my Christmas card on my blog before it even arrives on their doorsteps. Well. Let me tell you… I had grandiose ideas for a formal family photo shoot and, well…a photographer didn’t fit into the budget, and we got so busy! I kept […]
This weekend had something to offer for each of us this weekend – a little self-care, arts and crafts, a birthday party, lots of fresh air, and a fair share of downtime! Even though it was a holiday weekend, my husband still had school on Friday (gasp!) and the kids must have had a […]
When we first moved here, those first couple weeks/months were rough. It was when my cousin told me about this park on the hill that I discovered my little happy place in the midst of my loneliness. I find that it is still the first place I go back to when I’m having a difficult […]