Six years ago today they said I do. And if you’ve been for a while you know in that post I talked about how much my best friend and I LOVED My Best Friend’s Wedding growing up. And six years ago today, my best brother got married to his best girl. They said yes to […]
A couple of months ago, someone e-mailed me and asked me to guest post for them and wanted a family picture. And then I realized I didn’t have one! Our last family picture was taken at the beach this summer and since it was February, I didn’t think that quite fit their need. Since the […]
Today, I am so honored to join a few of my local blogging friends to continue our series about I can’t wait to check out their take on parenting and see what encouragement they provide for each of us. What a blessing to glimpse into their lives! They are each wise, beautiful, and joyful mamas. […]
I never thought I’d be THAT mom. You know the one that follows her child behavior with an explanation. The one that apologizes profusely for his missteps. The one that searches for an explanation, a diagnosis, something that would explain why his behavior is like it is. Yet, here we are. He will turn five […]
In 2015, a magazine was coming to our house for an eight page spread. EIGHT PAGES! But they needed one more thing: they needed pictures of the inside of my cabinets. And then they canceled. I still don’t know why. But I do know it hurt just as much. I was still teaching and as […]
God calls certain people into our lives for so many reasons. The moments you need them most, they will show up uninvited, sometimes unannounced and sometimes forcefully, thankfully. You see, two weeks ago, we found a knot in Kuy’s neck. It was after a basketball game one Friday night and we were at a gas […]
A couple of years ago, I blogged about my mom’s idea for wrapping paper. I’ve been meaning to do it again for the past two years so when Krista mentioned the gift wrap blog hop, I jumped right in! This is one of my favorite traditions because it holds so much meaning. My mom always […]
This time of year brings emotions of all realms. JOY, sadness, giddiness like a child, heartbreak, pure bliss. As emotions of Christ coming (the giddiness!) plunder to the loss our friends feel, our hearts ache and rejoice simultaneously. Tonight, as we read from The Wonder of the Greatest Gift, Ann reminded us, JOY comes in […]
“Mama, are you thinking about letting me be five?” He asked me this morning, days before his fifth birthday. I have teased him for months that I was not going to let him turn five. Five has always seemed so old. I have heard and read so much about discipline and how the first five years […]
There are two times I’ve really seen my daddy cry. The first was at our wedding when he sang a song to me. The deal was that we would dance to “Brown Eyed Girl”so we wouldn’t be emotional (as cheesy as it is, “Butterfly Kisses” does me in every time). So I KNEW I would […]