con·tent: in a state of peaceful happiness

“Mine.”  “No” “Don’t want to.” We have reached the age of 2 in our home and the above language takes up 90% of words spoken, and not just by the 2-year-old it seems. (I might

“Can you pick me up a pregnancy test?” Not the words hubby expected to hear after 20 years of marriage, on vacation, in the middle of adopting two kiddos. Not the words I expected to

  Last night this was in my daily devotional from Simple Abundance – A Daybook of Comfort and Joy by Sarah Ban Breathnach.   If we are alive, we cannot escape loss.  Loss is a

Each year hubby and I host a pumpkin carving party of some kind.  We’ve had gatherings at our apartment (before kids), in our home (before and with 3 kids of our own), and at church

Our eldest loves Build-A-Bear Workshop. Loves it. It is on every Christmas, birthday, celebration wish list.  It is a must stop when we go to the mall.  It was the first gift she gave her little

You know those off limit topics right?  The things we aren’t supposed to discuss in public. Money. Politics. Sex. Religion. Walking before crawling. Wait, what??? Giving birth to my first baby at age 42, I

I remember loving mornings. Waking up to quiet, taking a nice long hot shower, putting together a fresh smoothie while I have a chance to do some Bible reading and journaling.  Getting off to work

Door creaks as I enter to wake up the eldest for school.  Being able to get her off into the shower is always such a sweet victory. Off to room number two where our boy

We just got back from our out-of-town summer vacation trip, and we have several traditions that make these opportunities special and set-apart.  The kids love “vacation rules” and the little things that have become expected