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 →

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"You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful." - James 5:11This verse will forever be connected in my mind with our precious Ruby Jean. I do not know how many times I quoted it over the few years of... Continue Reading →

A few weeks ago at the grocery store Stella said,"Mommy, why do we have to get food for our household?"Mommy: "Because that's one way God has given us to take care of our family."Stella: "So, do we have to get portions for our maidens?"Yesterday Stella was talking about her knees. She looked at her hands... Continue Reading →

Woke up today praising the Lord again for giving me Matthew.My step-dad sang this hymn at our wedding. It was our testimony then, and by God's grace, still is today. And, Lord willing, will be until death parts us. We DO hope to die shouting, "The Lord will provide!"The Lord Will ProvideThough troubles assail,And dangers... Continue Reading →