“While dad is the leader in the house, a mother sets the tone. The hours her children spend in her presence will have a lasting influence on their lives. They will become largely what she makes them. She faces the noble challenge of molding their young lives for eternity. Motherhood is one of life’s highest […]
It was an ordinary Saturday … a day of household chores, sorting of dresser drawers, several loads of laundry and floor washing … but, also, a day of sparkling jewels and simple moments of just plain life sweetened with thankfulness … a morning where sisters found time to hug and help … in […]
It felt like someone had pushed me off a very high, scary cliff. Without a parachute. Five years ago, this is how I felt when I found out we [surprise!] were expecting our third baby. When that positive sign showed up on the trusty pregnancy test, I nearly fell over. What a shock! We […]
“Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second.” ― Marc Riboud “Mommy … why are you always taking so many pictures?” My nine year old was watching me after church today as I spent a few minutes with our baby Leia, snapping some photos… “To freeze time, hunny. I never, ever want […]
It’s only forty days long … a simple forty days … just as long as Jesus was alone in the desert … but in these forty days, a simple gesture of giving one’s self up in an thought-provoking way to honor a Glorious King … “What would you like to give up to […]
