in may we got to see jenny (matt's sister) graduate with honors and receive her BA in english from bj. she is going to be a dorm counselor in the fall and pursue her MA in counseling. it has been so neat to see her follow the Lord in her college years and watch Him... Continue Reading →

Today, June 15, is our 4th wedding anniversary. I know that Erica has been handling the blogging load lately, but I wanted to jump in and share something with you...I graduated from seminary about a month ago, and as I sat there during the commencement proceedings, I couldn’t keep my mind from wandering back to... Continue Reading →

in an effort to fill in some of the gaps of the last month, we'll start with my big 30 on april 22! my sweet friends put together a dee-lish (for all you Rachel Ray fans) brunch for me.

is about as much fun as singing in the rain. We've had a ton going on since our last post. We'll try to update you in the next few weeks. Until then, here are some pics of Stelly from our walks to the park this past week.

some of you know when i was pregnant i craved strawberries. well, we didn't see the effects this had on young stella until just recently. we hope the damage isn't long-term...

sun afternoon october 16th, we went into stelly's nursery to get her up from her nap and found her sucking her little baby thumb. since that time, she and her thumb have been inseparable, especially when she's sleepy or when she gets frustrated. daddy calls it going to her "happy place." it's so cute now,... Continue Reading →

while we were home in ohio the first weekend in april, we celebrated grandma's birthday coming up this thursday. stelly sends her love and kisses to you grandma! have a happy birthday!

stelly turns 8 months old today. where has time gone? here are some pics i took of her today before she watched her baby mozart DVD.

mommy didn't put a bow in my hair today so i was wondering if this looks OK instead? the neat thing is, it doubles as a bracelet too! how cool is that? i bet daddy wishes mommy was this low maintenance!

An anonymous writer declared,"There is no nobler career than that of motherhood at its best...With what diligence then should she prepare herself for such a task. If the mechanic who is to work with "things" must study at technical school, if the doctor into whose skilled hands will be entrusted human lives, must go to... Continue Reading →

my shirt says "getting bigger everyday" but why am i still wearing 0-3 month jeans? i guess i'm just petite because as you can see from these pictures, i am almost ready to crawl. i must at least be getting stronger everyday! are you ready for this, mom? catch me if you can!

don't let the little fish toy fool you. stelly is really concerned about much deeper things than nemo. in this picture her dad is writing a paper for his non-pauline epistles class and stelly keeps submitting her points about why he shouldn't be studying hebrews in that class since she is convinced of pauline authorship.... Continue Reading →