It had been a tough day.  My reactions to the kids had been... well, if you were gonna be kind, you could call them "less-than-patient...

  I have a very dear friend from my childhood.  I think I met her when I was about 5 or 6.  We grew up together, went to church together, an...

. . . . . . . . {this moment} - Every Friday. A single photo - no words - capturing a simple, special moment from the week. A moment I w...

We take a break from the Handmade series, to give you:  Subfloors.  Painted.   As many of you know, I currently live on subfloors.  In our h...

  Right before Christmas, I got the idea to make up dresses for each of my 3 girls and my niece, Alaina.(but I gave hers to her before I got...

The other morning as I was sitting down to start my quite time and coffee, I looked over at my beloved stack of reading stuff, and was compe...

. . . . . . . . {this moment} - Every Friday. A single photo - no words - capturing a simple, special moment from the week. A moment I w...

Hannah's doll bunk bed   Wow.  I can't believe January's half-way over, and I'm just getting ready to show you a few of our ...

. . . . . . . . {this moment} - Every Friday. A single photo - no words - capturing a simple, special moment from the week. A moment I w...

        Right now I am: :: thankful for beautiful, simple, Christmas things surrounding us :: listening to Michale Buble's "Let It ...

My folks celebrated a very special night last night, and we considered it an honor to be witnesses to 40 years of marriage.  (Have you ever ...