We don't get to choose what our children see and hear. I know that sounds wrong somehow. Well, in some ways it is. We get to choose what they hear from our mouths and what they see on our faces (sometimes good, sometimes not so good). We...
Every day we wake once more with the sun. We help them brush teeth, make beds, get dressed. We pack lunches, wash dishes, fold laundry. We sing that favorite song as we take their hands to walk across the street. We cook meals and wipe noses, teach...
Last Saturday we went apple picking with friends to a "you pick" farm in MD (Homestead Farms). We brought home a whopping total of 58 lbs of apples! We have six people in our family and normally go through about 2 big bags of apples per...
The cool morning air filled my lungs as I breathed deeply in and out, jogging on the mountain. My eyes latched onto deer after deer which made their way across the lovely green landscape. I watched as the fawns followed their mothers and studied them to...
My favorite comedian, Jim Gaffigan, shares in his now-viral comedy sketch entitled "Four Kids" what it is like to be a dad of four kids. Gaffigan and his wife Jeannie are parents of five children now, but at the time of taping their fourth child...
There is a remote beach off the coast of Italy near Cinque Terre where my husband and I swam and sunned one day during our trip to the Mediterranean. We had walked a steep, rocky path down a mountain to get to the beach and...
The ten hour drive went without a hitch - one of the easiest we'd made to North Carolina as a family, really. We arrived at our family cabin in time for dinner and went to bed. The next day we did what we always do...
Her thoughts said, “I have been reading a spiritual book and I am confused and tired with trying to understand.” Her Father said, “Leave that book and read the Book that thou lovest best; thou wilt find it much simpler.” ~ Amy Carmichael With my eldest daughter nearing...
Summer is a season for some of my favorite things: watermelon, ice cream cones, iced tea, and fresh fruit smoothies! If you are looking for a fast, healthy, and yummy breakfast for your kids in the warmer months, smoothies are a wonderful option. I throw...
My husband and I met during our college years and I'll never forget the first time I visited his dorm room on his college campus. His roommate was from Nebraska (fun fact: my husband went there and helped him out with cattle branding once) and...