A Surprise Package

Doesn’t everybody just love surprises? This is a blog about our family and when special things happen, well, it’s just extra fun to chronicle it so we can look back and see the special memories….. Our son-in-love Ryan is #2 of a dozen (sadly, little sister Rebekah went to be with Jesus a few years…

Morning Glow

The other morning I was having my Bible study and the kids woke up and came a runnin’. I don’t know if there is anything more wonderful than snuggling with my kids when they first wake up. Dw was about to leave for work and saw me on the couch with all the little ones….

Happy Snowy Sunday

It has been so snowy lately. Snow can be so beautiful and romantic and makes me feel like hunkering down in our little log home next to the fire. Of course, I do not have the same sentiments when it is still snowy in March. =( BUT for now we are hunkering down, all snuggled…

The Towel Dilemna

Living in our little log home with seven kids can present its problems…one of them is the towel situation. Am I the only woman out there who has wanted to solve the towel dilemna? Ya’ know, everyone takes a new towel each day because no one remembers exactly which towel they used yesterday. ugh. So…

Pausing to Pray….

These last few weeks my heart has had a heavy place in it. This past year two very precious people we know went to be with Jesus. Many of you remember me mentioning, Brian, a tender-hearted man of God – lover of the orphan and widow. Along with his wife, Cecelia, they were one of…

Settling In….

Several people have asked how things are going and how Elizabeth and Elijah are settling in. All things considered they are doing well, and yes, today is the third day and it was so much better than the first day or two. There are several things that have been noteworthy (for lack of a better…

Time Zone Challenges

Ya’ know there is something that is almost borderline sick when it comes to blogging. It seems to make almost everything in life turn into a blog post of some sort. I was wondering, ‘what did I used to do with all these little stories when I was first a mom, some 26+ years ago?’…

California!!

Pausing for a stretch at the Mojave Desert….Abby and Ryan’s bungalow….. Stop taking stupid pictures for your stupid blog mom – or we will make stupid faces…. We left on Monday afternoon to head out here to California to spend Thanksgiving at Abby and Ryan’s home. Because of Dw’s shoulder I did most of the…