Summer Blooms, & Fall looms!

What do I hear right now? The soft playing of instrumental music, a slight rustling in the trees, the hum of cicadas through the windowpane, other than that...SILENCE. And it is GOLDEN. My youngest daughter Keira just started kindergarten at big sister Lily's elementary school, so this is the first time for me in 7Continue reading "Summer Blooms, & Fall looms!"

Madagascar – He Comes with Fire

It's taken me a little while to get back into writing. A few weeks ago, I returned home from traveling out to Madagascar and Ethiopia with my dad and sister. To say it was an adventure is an understatement. My dad works for an organization called Multiplication Network; a non-profit that trains up missionaries toContinue reading "Madagascar – He Comes with Fire"

A Great Deception

This picture is deceptive...as it is not in fact me, but Lily, my mini-me! We are all craving authenticity. When I set out to make this blog, that's all I wanted to offer, an authentic perspective on such important topics of faith and family life...because if we can't get that right, what do we have?Continue reading "A Great Deception"

Beauty from Ashes; Leaves from Dry Bones!!

Just a few beautiful blooms are starting to come out in our backyard!! I love it when spring feels near :). Our internet went out. I called, and we finally narrowed it down to an outage in our area, which is super odd because it wasn't listed online. Anyways...of course I call them back severalContinue reading "Beauty from Ashes; Leaves from Dry Bones!!"

The Best Valentine’s Gift You Could Receive…

Back to the topic of Motherhood for a minute. I'm sure there are many other moms out there who can sympathize with me...motherhood is like being a circus performer at times. You have all of these balls you are juggling, and you feel the constant gaze of others, peering over, always wondering how you areContinue reading "The Best Valentine’s Gift You Could Receive…"

Encourage One Another in This…

We just got back from the sweetest little seven year old birthday party for Lily's friend Clara, and the theme was tea party. It brought back all the feels, all the memories of my tea party birthday when I was about 6. The girls got to make their own wicker hats with flowers and ribbons,Continue reading "Encourage One Another in This…"

Amazing Grace

Pictures from family fall session with the wonderful Scott Family! Oh my goodness, those cheeks, that hat, those eyes!! Children are the most precious thing, and as a mom myself, I'm finally coming out of the fog of the infant/toddler stage, and I'm actually realizing fully the responsibility and the pressure involved in raising themContinue reading "Amazing Grace"

Spiderman Surprise!!

The timing couldn't have been any worst...or any better for that matter!! Which really goes to show, that nothing happens on accident. I believe there is a reason for everything under the sun. Back in college, I rushed the Christian sorority ADX at San Diego State University. It was a very defining time in myContinue reading "Spiderman Surprise!!"