A place called home… via …where we wake and rise to greet the day, filled with promise. Two by two little ones’ eyes flutter open. They’re invited to dress, to eat, to begin – the youngest asking eagerly, “What are we doing today, Mommy?” A day in the home brings a dynamic blend of the […]
These two make me smile every day. So many moments I think I’ll burst from frustration or exhaustion… …but then there are moments too when I might burst from joy and contentment and overwhelming love. Like a few nights ago. All day I was a broken record: ‘Kaya, be kind. Hudson, be gentle.’ Endlessly! Then […]
Sometimes being a wife is an overwhelming thing. I want to be a great wife, in the model of Titus 2 and Proverbs 31. I want to feel ‘in love’ and feel like he is ‘in love’. I want to have dynamic interactions and exciting date nights. I want him to love my cooking and […]
How do you ‘digest’ 4 years of life with a group of young people? How do you tell them that you’re proud of them? That you may not be with them as much, but you’ll never forget them? That their lives will never cease to be completely precious to you? That watching them grow and […]
These are my favorite. No where to go, nothing to be done, no one to impress.. just the 3 of them to love. <3 Oh, I’m thankful… jc
Ever since my little man realized he could use his tiny fingers to put Cheerios in his mouth… …he puts random things in his mouth that he apparently finds on my floors?! Like clods of dirt from daddy’s boots and sister’s crumpled up stickers. [At one time in my life I thought vacuuming once a week […]
“Mama, I miss you! Mama, I need you!” My 2-year-old’s creative attempts to boycott naptime pull on the heartstrings. She’s yelling from her crib. I’ve fallen for it before – her sweet cries luring me to her bedside rescue. If I pick her up, she doesn’t need me (or comforting) – she “needs” what she […]
In honor of our 3rd Wedding Anniversary (!!!) last week a long time ago, Nels and I are reminiscing and writing “Our Story” — Hope you enjoy. This is Part 7. Read the rest here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 and Part 6. (Jordan) He was just back from Ft. Jackson, fit and strong from 5 a.m. PT and finally in […]
In honor of our 3rd Wedding Anniversary (!!!) last week a long time ago, Nels and I are reminiscing and writing “Our Story” — Hope you enjoy. This is Part 6. Read the rest here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5. (Jordan) His prize. I felt like that the day he proposed, and I feel like it now. He […]
how was your weekend? here are a few highlights from mine..:) i’m certain they would play this with me all day… …but my muscles were aching after twenty minutes of this! Ha! So completely worth it for their smiles <3 Happy Monday, friends! <3 jc P.S. stay tuned for the final installment (i think! ha!) […]
