Speaking of Weddings….

Speaking of weddings… Last week when we were in Colorado for Autumn’s bridal shower,  Dw had the privilege of doing a wedding for a sweet young orphan loving couple named Jessie and Courtney. They had been to Uganda on a GO Team with Emmy and Dw and Jessie  actually proposed on that trip!  He got…

Whew

Today we were able to take Dw, Graham and Liberty to see the house I submitted the offer on. I still can’t believe I did it without him. I realized I should of had it on my “bucket list”…. You know something like: 727.  Put an offer in on a new family home while sweet…

Wait No More….

Your guesses made Emmy and I giggle and laugh all evening and morning.   Tons of you thought I got a tattoo. I know we are not ever supposed to say “never”… {ya’ know “never say never”} but if I ever got a tattoo you would know that I was drugged, dragged off  and forced…

Our Saturday Morning…

Liberty’s basketball season is over so we decided to hit up some yard sales as a family. Coffee in hand we headed out. One stop:  donuts {a rare treat – but we were celebratin’ and we couldn’t help ourselves} Emmy, Savannah & Liberty {in the background} were actin’ rather rowdy.  This mama loves makin’ these…

My Mom-in-Love and My Mom

I started our Place Called Simplicity just because I love to write and thought it would be nice to chronicle life’s journey for my family.  My hope was that one day they would would read to it to their children and get to know their Mimi who loved them so much. Somehow the Lord had…

He Could Use Some Joy

Life is so weird sometimes, isn’t it? I remember walking around WalMart a few days after we lost our home to  the fire. I saw people laughing, talking, joking around… and here we were grieving the loss of everything familiar. Dw and I both commented how we felt like we were in a bubble… life appeared…

Her Journey is Ending…

Dw received a phone call this morning, he and his three brothers have all been called.   His mom is dying. He found a flight and is heading to the airport soon. We wanted so badly for her to meet our precious Ruby and  were planning to drive this summer to see her.   My mother-in-law…

A Promise I Made…

Many, many years ago, when we were longing to be parents,  almost everyone we knew already had children. We would often hear them complain about  getting up in the night with their little ones. I also remember hearing people inquire about  someone’s newborn,  “Is he/she a good baby?”  And the implication would be:  He/she was…