"Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as men who must give an account. Obey them so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no advantage to you." Hebrews 13.17Matthew was ordained to the gospel ministry on Sunday, July 18. The... Continue Reading →

laundry...and more laundry!thought of this caedmon's song as i looked around our house. my heart really was encouraged in spite of what my eyes saw!this house is a good messit’s the proof of lifeno way would I trade jobsbut it don’t pay overtimei’ll get to the laundryi don’t know wheni’m saying a prayer tonightcause tomorrow... Continue Reading →

camping with cuties celebrating our golden-haired, blue-eyed, as-cute-and-courageous-as-they-come ruby-girl's 2nd birthday loving on this baby boy

Follow him as he follows Him.

we're anything brighter than even the sun(we're everything greaterthan booksmight mean)we're everyanything more than believe(with a spinleapalive we're alive)we're wonderful one times one                                        - e.e. cummingsyou wrote a portion of this poem out in one of your... Continue Reading →

1. As much as I love bows and accessories, I'm SO glad I don't have to deal with those this time around!2. As much as I hate hearing that middle of the night "feed me" cry, I love walking in the nursery and picking up the little sweet bundle from his crib.3. As much as... Continue Reading →

and my husband doesn't even mind. actually, he loves them too!they being dead yet speak and counsel us today.

little girls" by stella owenthis morning it's storming out, and our fearful girl is going around the house comforting herself with the promises of God. it sounds something like this, "God will never destroy the earth with a flood again." (repeat many times) :)she's also having a talk w/ her hello kitty doll about separating from... Continue Reading →

Stella with her teacher, Mrs. Hubbard, at Kindergarten Orientation last night.Finishing story time and getting their ladybug craft. Poor tired Stella! This is what happens when you have Ruby as a roommate!Snacks with delish cherry Kool-aid!The theme was perfect for our little Stella-girl whose life has been immersed in ladybugs since birth! 🙂 What fun Stella... Continue Reading →

one of my favorite things about my first few weeks w/ my babies is watching their little eyelashes unfold lash by lash each day. such sweetness i wouldn't trade even for a full night's sleep. 🙂

That's my theme word lately. From the beginning of this year I have been gearing up mentally for the life change of going from 2 to 3 kids. Everyone warns that it's the hardest transition since you and your husband are outnumbered and since you only have 2 hands...and for a variety of other reasons... Continue Reading →

I've almost given up buying cookbooks. I use the internet so much for recipes and I am an anti-clutter person so unless there's a cookbook with a unique twist, I'm just not interested. But this cookbook just might be one of those exceptions. I heard about it here and the recipe shown sounds great. Do you have any... Continue Reading →