Here in the East, the weekend was dominated by an uninvited guest: Hurricane Irene .  On Saturday, we prayed and ate (too much!) and watc...

Minutes after I published this post  about our birthday celebration, I learned that my dear friend's husband had passed away.  Once aga...

I love to plan theme parties! Most of the time, we plan for weeks, collecting just the right touches to fit our chosen theme.  This year...

As I have told you before, we have Birthday Season around here.  Most folks have summer, winter, spring, and fall.  When Bekah was learning...

The day after my father-in-law passed away , the family was gathered at his home, collecting photographs, looking for needed paperwork, rem...

H a p p y B i r t h d a y to our firstborn !  Kristin  The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begette...

"God is too good to be unkind. He is too wise to be confused. If I cannot trace His hand, I can always trust His heart." Charle...

It's a rainy Sunday afternoon. But we want to go with Kati to her pet-sitting job. Bunnies, birds, a cat...awwwwww!  Let's go! ...

One evening when my two oldest children were young, Kristin asked me to play Barbies with her. I was busy washing the dinner dishes, but my ...

Happy TENTH Anniversary! Pop on over to Kristin's blog to wish them a Happy Anniversary (and see some more wedding pics)!

Continuing my musings from yesterday ... Our Lord's complete forgiveness is not something to take lightly.  It is an gift that is amaz...

I live by my lists.  If I don't write something down, I cannot be relied upon to remember it.  I sometimes blame it on my age, but real...

 BEFORE  Another Sunday afternoon.  Same old, same old?  Not a chance!   You just never know what Sunday afternoon is going to ...

Although this is not the year for special birthday posts (last year I posted a message to my husband and  each of  my four children and...