Beautiful YOU.

Sunday Graham and Savannah came over after church.  It was so good to see them – we missed them so much!  The day was filled with yummy food and laughter, a wild game of Settlers of Catan, homemade gluten free pie and much laughter and throughout the day we sat together telling Graham and Savannah…

Mr. Isaiah

Thank you all for praying for Isaiah. At every turn we saw God’s favor and it was quite evident that the Lord had prepared the way.  I could totally tell you guys were praying with us!! Such a comfort to this mama!!! The surgery was longer than expected, but our Isaiah did so well!! They…

#gemofawedding

Thank you, thank you, thank you to all who have given so generously. Each shirt, each pair of pants, each sock and each shoe purchased is not taken lightly. We are overjoyed at your response! You are officially part of #GemOfAWedding Just think…it’s not every day that a missionary gets married and it’s really not…

Bear With Me….

Some days are just easy to skip through.  Exciting times.  Joyful events. Then there are other days.   The kind that are marked by grief.   Or sadness. Or trauma.  Still others serve as a solemn reminder of events that were difficult or painful. For one bloggy friend, today is the birthday of her oldest…

Come on In!!

This morning at our home in pictures…. And since I’ll be adding pictures throughout the day, this will be in backwards order…. Please link in the bottom so others can visit your home too or  post a picture on Instagram and  tag me in it… #APlaceCalledSimplicity Clearly, Ruby thinks her niece Everlly is quite spectacular,…

A Thanksgiving Invitation….

Does anyone remember me mentioning that next to Mother’s Day,  Thanksgiving is my most favorite holiday celebration?  There is something about the lingering together that makes for  warm memories that delight the soul for years to come. These last few weeks I have been pondering different Thanksgivings and the joy we’ve shared  over the years……

We Believe

I mentioned the other day how we enjoy spending a lot of time focusing on worship and praise in our home…. and especially after times like this past week-end. One of the ways we focus on praise is to  play what we call “The Thankful Game”. It’s the game we invented almost 30 years ago …