"Every day we may see some new thing in Christ. His love hath neither brim nor bottom." -Samuel Rutherford

it's june and when june rolls around i think of matt (even more than normal). i love my husband. our marriage turns 7 in just 13 days. God's giving me him is just another manifestation of His great grace in giving me so much better than i deserve. today i want to draw attention to... Continue Reading →

why is sissy such a late sleeper???ammy with her girlsthe 4 of us

today has been a day of blessings and surprises. God has blessed me with a wonderful, kind husband and thoughtful family and friends. the gospel is so far-reaching in giving us more than we deserve in every area of life.i'm reminded today that i am perishing. not a very happy thought, but true, nonetheless. my... Continue Reading →

"If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied. But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead" (I Cor 15.19,20)Jesus, is Lord! The tomb is gloriously empty! Not even death could crush this King of love! The price is paid, the chains are... Continue Reading →

Since I've never been a scrapbooker, we've always used the blog as a baby book of sorts so we have record of our girls milestones and growth. With three trips to Ohio in March and just the general busyness of life, I am behind on tracking what my girls have been doing. This is what... Continue Reading →

she turned 9 months old on tuesday...as long as it took her to grow in my belly. have i mentioned how thankful we are for this good gift from God?! 🙂

was listening to this message this AM since i was trying to provide some input for a friend who is speaking on the topic of serving in the church. back in 2004, this message helped me really get biblical roots for why i serve the Lord and start to get my mind around the concept... Continue Reading →

today is dr. seuss' bday. this morning we made a trip to barnes and noble to do some extra dr. seuss reading and then this afternoon made our own cat's hat. i drew the line at having green eggs and ham for dinner. there can be too much of a good thing! :)last week ruby... Continue Reading →

a few months back after stelly very transparently informed me of her dislike for her sister, i knew i had to be more intentional about having their very different worlds intersect. so, at the beginning of this year i instituted a way i thought stelly could show love to ruby and try to condescend to... Continue Reading →

ruby at 7 1/2 months - feb 2009stelly at 6 1/2 months - feb 2006 (she was so sick with the flu)stelly with her cinderella sucker from ammy and appyour thumbprint heart cards - so fun to make but...after scrubbing our thumbs to death, they are STILL red!!