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 →

you know you haven't been out of the house for awhile when your 4-year old says, "mommy! there are green leaves on the trees now!"when we were getting out of the van to go into barnes and noble last night matt said, "honey, it's not man to man defense anymore. we've got three kids now.... Continue Reading →

j. schaeffer owenmay 4, 20102:58 pm7 lb 9 oz19 1/4 in"from the fullness of His grace we have all received one blessing after another."john 1.16

kisses or hugs? kissesindoors or out? outover or under? overyes or no? no"cup", "bup" or "buck"? now "buck"laugh or cry? yeslover or fighter? yesdolls or trucks? yesdogs or cats? yesrun or walk? runloud or quiet? loudserious or silly? sillygentle or rough? ask stella :)And that's Ruby..."A little name for such a person." I always get sad... Continue Reading →

We have no legitimate reason to fear, but only God knows the way He has for us. It crosses every parent's mind. "Will my baby be healthy?" And in light of those thoughts, this is just what I needed reminded of. "I have a hope...and I have a rock..." and it's not a perfectly healthy... Continue Reading →

We heard this song after the NEXT conference last year, but have been basking in the truth of it since Matt returned from T4G last week. Hallelujah! He's all we have and all we need!ALL I HAVE IS CHRISTI once was lost in darkest nightYet thought I knew the wayThe sin that promised joy and... Continue Reading →

Stella found a double-duty use for my Lovenox injections...a pogo stick for her bunny!! 

This is the second year as a family we read thru this during Passion Week. It was still a bit over Stella's head but the object lesson of the candles helped bring the message home to her. We all felt the "silence" on Saturday since no candles were lit and couldn't wait until Sunday to... Continue Reading →