Aspirations of Patience
I know you want Hawaii pictures. But believe it or not, it's easier and faster to spit out written posts than to choose, edit, resize, upload, arrange, and caption picture posts. I am working on it. Promise....
The SMART Scholarship
We received news while waiting to board the plane to Hawaii that Josh had been selected to receive the SMART scholarship. Now he just has to decide whether or not accepting it is in our family's best interest. The fine print states that if he does not finish his...
The Honolulu United Airlines Almost-Disaster
Many of you also follow my Facebook and Twitter updates, so you know that we were two days late in returning from Hawaii. Others of you may have unknowingly heard our story as it made national news! So here's our story: We got to the airport at 2pm for our 4pm...
So-Called “Life Changing Decisions”
Recently I've started thinking that perhaps we put too much stress on decisions that we think are important. Decisions like whether to move. Whether to take a job. Whether to continue going to school. Because, really, as long as we honor God with our actions, does...
And the Winner Is….
I wrote down the name of everyone who got the answer correct on the Mountain Game and put them in one of our smaller stacking boxes. And then gave the box to Olivia with instructions to pull one out. This was her first response: This was her second: Note the shift...
Splish-Splash, A Green Tea Bath
He was playing with his toys in the corner of the room the last time my heavy eyes slid closed. The next time they jerked open was when I realized whatever dream I was enjoying should not have included such wet noises. Painfully ripped from blissful unconsciousness, I...
It’s Mountain Time!
It's Josh's spring break. But as we're headed to Hawaii in two weeks (EEEK!), he's working through this week and taking that one off instead. It's also BEAUTIFUL GORGEOUS INCREDIBLE out. So, for lunch today, we headed out to see the Daddy. And the Mountain. But...
The Mountain Game
(Keep in mind that we live in the plains of Indiana.) Benjamin: Tomorrow we get to see the mountain! Me: Mountain? What mountain? Benjamin: Tomorrow, we are going to go to Daddy's work and see the mountain! Me: There's a mountain at Daddy's work? Benjamin: YES!...
Could… Could it… Is it Possible? Have I reached a new normal?
Today, for the first time since Levi bounded out of the newborn-I-sleep-all-the-time-and-anywhere-you-put-me phase, I have felt like I know what I'm doing with my day. I'm not just scrambling around trying to accomplish something, (or giving up and nursing all day on...
The Quarter Jar
We've implemented a Quarter Jar to compliment our Marble Jar. The Marble Jar is for Random Acts of Kindness as well as a random boost for everyday obedience. When the jar is full, we make frosted sugar cookies. (I know, reward them with food and they'll be on the...