brings out the worst in you."and other encouraging thots from tim keller in this series.seriously, one of the best marriage series i've listened to b/c he effectively communicates to people in thisday and age and the mindset we've all been influenced by whether we realize it or not.

we made 3 batches of valentine's day cookies this year:1) valentine's m&m cookie bars2) peanut butter blossoms (daddy's fave)had to take a pic of this. notice the orderliness w/ which the kiss wrappers were discarded - separated by color (pink, red and silver all organized in different piles) and even the kiss flags had a... Continue Reading →

that's something stella often says...and he deserves every bit of love his girls give him. he's a great daddy!stella learning to play wii for a family game night. let's just say she doesn't show promise of being a gamer. :)these 2 are 2 peas in a pod! always an adventure with this spunky, spirited duo!!stella... Continue Reading →

the last 2 posts on al mohler's blog (here and here) are a good reminder for me of how important it is to raise boys to be men. it is  humbling as we look forward to schaeffer's arrival that the helpless little baby we hope to hold in our arms will one day be called... Continue Reading →

we love guitars (me acoustic, matt all).i'm named after slowhand himself.happy nursery, schaeffer.

wimpy theology = wimpy womenlisten here.

today stella and i were sitting on the couch talking and twirling each others hair. she looked at my hair and said, "i love your hair, mommy. it's black underneath and golden on top...kind of like an african animal."

stella looking at our God-given object lesson in january as we memorized psalm 51:1-7 and learned "Jesus paid it all."

our blog was hacked a long while back and quite frankly we haven't had time to restore the settings, etc. i suppose as part of my "nesting" i finally have taken the time to fix it. i've gone back and forth about discontinuing it, but after evaluating the purpose of it, i have decided to... Continue Reading →

looking back - all you have known is grace. looking ahead - your future in Christ is sure. praising God for giving you Jesus and what that has meant for you the past 30 years and means for you still in the years yet to come! happy birthday!!!i love you so much! 

ruby is learning to use a spoon - with her oatmeal at least. and stelly is attempting to feed her her yogurt. needless to say, ruby needed bathed by the time stella was done. 🙂 it's the thought that counts.

nothing could prepare us for the way our lives changed 4 years ago today when we first laid eyes on you. you were beautiful. and from the beginning you were as sweet as could be. i would say sweet to the core, but that doesn't match up with our theology. still, on that side of... Continue Reading →