I was getting ready in the bathroom mirror when Theodore walked in and pondered, Ya know, SOMETIMES dreams come true.” I couldn’t stop smiling at his statement in fact I am still grinning as I write this post. Theodore was referring to us pickling okra. Yes, I just wrote PICKLING OKRA. Let me go backwards … Continue reading Sometimes Dreams Come True

As a beautiful, bright orange full moon rose at 8:30 PM last Wednesday night, I was absolutely stunned by it’s beauty. I was walking onto our front porch and couldn’t believe my eyes. I slowly took a seat on the steps for a front row view. As I watched the moon rise, I began reflecting … Continue reading Country Livin’

An unexpected trip to the Big Apple came up a few weeks ago. Alexandra, our oldest, is heading to a new country this August to do mission work with YWAM. The country requires a work visa. The country tells you when and where to be in order to get your visa. So NEW York it … Continue reading When Things go As Planned

An ice storm moved in this past week and as it landed onto our little farm I could hear the ching ching upon our tin roof. I couldn’t wait to look outside at day break to see if ice crystals had formed on the trees. To my thrill they glistened like glass shimmering on each … Continue reading Glimmering Trees

Theodore recently had another birthday and in his honor I thought I would share some of his quotes. “Mama, if you weren’t married to Daddy I would marry you.” “My favorite thing about dinner is Daddy is here and we are all together.” “Can you tell me everything you know about God?” “Why did the … Continue reading Quotes From Theodore

I will call it a hospital layover as we attempt to fall asleep with all of the lights, beeps, nurses, and moans from precious Henry. We are in Vanderbilt hospital. Not to mention it will be his birthday when we wake up. He had a pharyngeal flap repair surgery. When a child has their first … Continue reading Layover Launch

What I consider a REAL fall and what you consider a “REAL fall” may differ but here is my definition : The weather has a slight chill in the air, leaves begin wafting through the air as they gently land below, subtle changes occur on the branches among the trees, pumpkin is being folded into … Continue reading Fall is Here!

On our way home from our serve week in Colorado we took a road less traveled straight into a place that felt just like home when we adopted our precious son, Henry. Henry has asked us to take him back and to show “ALL the kids” where it ALL began. And so we did just … Continue reading Hello, Dodge City!!

It was an incredible time getting to be a part of preparing the camp for families to attend this summer. It snowed around 2 feet over the 5 days we were there. It was magical. Easy for me to say since I wasn’t shoveling snow each day in order to reach the mulch to spread … Continue reading Serve Week

Our girl has graduated and off we go!! Travel day 1 has been awesome. Maybe it’s because I am remembering our last “first travel day” on our first Trip West. I mean that travel day was fun just a bit unexpected with an RV crawling it’s way to Denver. We put in a 16-17 hour … Continue reading Colorado’s Calling our Name