If you were to visit my house this afternoon... it would be hard to say whether Christmas visited us this year or not.  I tend to be over-zealous about putting things "back-to-normal"... so

So much of life passes us by with a blink and a nod. Very little acknowledgment beyond the catalog of events we try to maintain. We have so much going on...so many different

Busy celebrating a birthday!!! Tyler requested his traditional Monkey Bread for breakfast...and I was more than happy to oblige. That morning, several friends showed up for a time of celebrating. The boys spent

 Tyler... How is it possible that we are celebrating your TENTH birthday? Where did the time go? How did you go from being a silly little toddler that keeps us on our toes...

These last few weeks of fall have been filled with fun and friendship. With temperatures cooling and leaves changing... we are finding more and more autumn afternoons need to be spent at the

The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety. For the last month or so, I have been reading to the kids

Football has officially kicked us into the fall season. Tyler took a break over the spring season... so throughout the summer we counted down the months until he could get back into the

This summer has been busy.  We have traveled more throughout this past year than we can remember. The van has been vacuumed out numerous times. The tires have wracked up some serious mileage.

He who finds a wife finds a good thing...Proverbs 18:22 None of us know exactly how God is weaving His plan throughout our lives... we catch a glimpse here or there... but for

There seems to be a common theme running through my conversations of late. Life is hard. Decisions are difficult. Relationships are strained. Perspectives are changing. Christians are in the heat of trials. Trials

We started our homeschool year earlier this year...hoping to add some cushion and flexibility to the calendar. With a trip back up to Philly this coming weekend and a short trip to the