The class of 2020 seniors are amazing!! Even though Audra and her classmates had to finish their senior year online, she made the best of it. She has the best, calm, easy-going personality, and as we were walking around taking photos she told me stories that she’ll continue telling others years from now…like how she […]
Quarantine Quilt
Simple four patch quilt featuring Bonnie Christine’s Her and History fabric and Art Gallery Fabric’s Ballerina Fusion
Who is your crown? How to make disciples
This is not a post about the Coronavirus 🙂 But I can’t ignore the connection between the notes in my journal and the news around the world right now about the virus. Realizing I was too focused on the media, and turning back to my Bible study time, I smiled, hearing what God was saying […]
Connection During Social Distancing
How do we stay connected during this time of social distancing? Think of it as physical distancing instead of social distancing 🙂 We need each other more than ever these days, so here are a few ways to reach out and stay connected. Without technology (or with basic technology) Write a letter. Send a handwritten letter […]
Mocha, The White Chocolate Lab!
Meet Mocha, our 9-week-old white English labrador retriever!! I’ll probably forever call her a “white chocolate” lab, even though all white labs are technically recognized as yellow labs. But Mocha is snow white!! And will stay that way as she gets older. We wanted a white lab two years ago, but we also knew we […]
“Goodbye” or “See you later”???
I shouldn’t be okay right now. For brief moments I am not, but that perfect peace which passes understanding continues to fight its way to the surface and rise above our ever-changing circumstances. We spent Mike’s birthday saying goodbye to our son. The plan was to pass him on to his biological family today, until […]
Foster Care: When it feels like you have no voice
This morning, my anger melted to tears of thanksgiving. A friend and fellow foster-mom gave us the advice to just keep swimming. My heart needed to hear this, and I know it came from a genuine place of love meaning: don’t give up. I truly appreciate the encouragement. But as we often do when our […]
Reverse Advent Season: Letting Go
When we can’t let go of the past season but choose to embrace the next one, because it’s upon us, whether we want it or not. We find ourselves experiencing sort of a reverse advent season. We’re counting down the days until we lose our son, yet longing more fervently than ever for the coming […]
Be Held
We never outgrow our need to Be Held. Zephaniah 3:17 says, “The Lord your God is with you, He is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.” Imagine this: being held in Jesus’ arms. Looking up at his […]
Lake birthday Celebrating 11 years
While the calendar tells us we should be trading our swimsuits for sweaters and craving pumpkin-spiced everything, we’re holding onto every last moment of summer. Our brand-new 11-year-old put it this way, and I couldn’t agree more, “Mom, it feels like the lake is an extension of my body.” I’m not exactly sure what that […]
