Slowly working on her cupcake   Fun at the park   Enjoying the park with sister Low-key birthdays are the way to go. Since Jane’s birthday party (Jane and I cried), I have discovered the beauty of small family birthdays. Growing up I had a birthday party every year. I don’t know how my mom […]

Preppers for Life So, the other day my husband was at church looking through his notebook before a meeting. He found a note I had written in his notebook some time previous and sent me a text letting me know he had found it. We both had a good chuckle. He had left the notebook […]

For the Ordinary People The other day I read a quote by Jenkin Lloyd Jones that made me feel a little depressed. “Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste a lot of time running around shouting that he’s been robbed. The fact is that most putts don’t drop, most beef is […]

Big Surprising News I have been planning some amazing, creative way to share this news, but all of my attempts have been failures. Drum roll… I AM PREGNANT! I was going to take really cute pictures of the girls holding up a sign that said “Big Sisters in March 2016” or take a cool picture […]

Proud Daddy! Brand new Maurie Lu! Sisters! Well…Maurie Lu will be six weeks old tomorrow! The last few weeks have truly been a whirlwind and I am certain that new challenges and joys are ahead of me. First, I am going to attempt to summarize Maurie’s birth. I had the pleasure of being much more […]

Wow! Jane is at home now, and I survived. Having a baby was the hardest thing I have ever done and taking care of a new baby continues to be challenging each new day! Most of you seasoned moms are saying…”Welcome to motherhood!” I am actually very grateful to have many of my friends that have […]