They are growing way too fast! School may be a hard transition for some of our kiddos (so prayers appreciated for that).. but this morning they all seem pretty excited!
[Continue reading...]summer fun
August 1, 2017 Leave a Comment
We had so many great adventures this summer! From trips to Chicago, Miami, Legoland, and Haiti to just getting to live at the lake in between, truly priceless memories! I am so grateful we can have our summers all together. Summer…. do you have to come to an end???
[Continue reading...]haiti june 2017
June 30, 2017 Leave a Comment
We just got home from an amazing trip to Haiti with our girls! The majority of our trip was spent with our family at Wholehearted Home. We love them so much and it was extra special to see our children playing together. Luke was able to do driving lessons with the older boys and also […]
[Continue reading...]minnow traps
June 19, 2017 Leave a Comment
Today I thought I’d share a little activity we like to do up here at the lake. Reusing water bottles to make minnow traps. This is fun way to collect some minnows. The clear bottle is like a little fish tank and fun to watch them swim around or my kids even like making little […]
[Continue reading...]josiah’s adoption day
June 13, 2017 Leave a Comment
This day was so special! Our family felt incredibly loved and supported by our tribe and of course we had the blessing of adding Josiah permanently to our family. God is good. In the hard times and in the beautiful ones like this day. So its my pleasure to introduce to you our son, Josiah […]
[Continue reading...]shoe-be-do
May 13, 2017 Leave a Comment
Little update on Ellie’s shoe drive… We are up to 656 pairs of shoes to bring to Haiti! With more still coming in. The girls are so excited! Here’s their little feature on the news.. http://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/west-palm-beach/young-girls-collect-shoes-for-people-in-haiti Thanks to everyone who is supporting! We will be sure to put up images of the girls […]
[Continue reading...]and then there were 4
May 9, 2017 Leave a Comment
So today is a great day! It is this adorable guy’s 3rd birthday! He’s a blend of sweet kisses and defiant scowls.. haha. He is incredibly bright, in fact he may be the most perceptive kid I have ever met. His laugh is just perfect and very contagious. He loves to dance. Oh, and he’s built […]
[Continue reading...]cancer
February 14, 2017 Leave a Comment
This week has been one of those “whoa” weeks. You guys ever have those? The ones that stop you in your tracks. Thursday I stopped by to drop off some items for my daddy who was healing from a tonsillectomy (ouch!). While I was there, my parents took a call from dad’s doctor. He explained on speaker […]
[Continue reading...]art party
February 13, 2017 Leave a Comment
Our Elena is half way to 18. Crazy!!! She is so generous, beautiful inside and out, sweet, loving, a great leader, creative, smart, funny, talented, and the list could go on. I seriously couldn’t be prouder to be her mommy. What a gift she is! My sister Christy is an artist and was in town […]
[Continue reading...]god is always
January 10, 2017 Leave a Comment
It’s been awhile since I wrote on this thing. Yikes! So, I apologize! But, I am still thankful for this little blog. It has given me a place to share what’s on my heart. It has also been a way for me to go back and remember where we have been as a family and what I […]
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