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The Lakehouse and links for a Tuesday 27 Aug 2013 | 07:59 pm
Sometimes you just need to go to the lake. For family time, and reading time, and swimming time (which equates to keep both kids from drowning time). To reconnect with each other and with our own hear...
Why you should mentor . . . 22 Aug 2013 | 07:53 am
I realize that if we're friends on facebook, you have probably already seen me post this link approximately 734 times. But I really feel like I have a few more annoying times of sharing before I make ...
Caden's Second Birthday Celebration 20 Aug 2013 | 11:16 pm
Sometimes, I throw cute birthday parties for my children. Like Jayci's butterfly themed party, or Caden's rainbow and heart first birthday party, and even Jayci's first birthday party or her second. ....
Links and prayers 16 Aug 2013 | 02:38 am
Sometimes things are complicated, and sometimes the harvest is oh-so-much smaller than we hoped or longed for. I have lots on my heart, but not so much space to wrestle through it. Hopefully I can sha...
When things are more complicated than they seem 13 Aug 2013 | 06:33 am
My tan lines are already fading. The boys lament how black they turned, and I hold my arm next to theirs while we compare skin tones, mostly using terms involving candy - ranging from caramel to dark ...
The things we consume . . . 9 Aug 2013 | 12:48 am
Whatever you are consumed with, will ultimately consume and conceal you. - @LeonceCrump Thinking about these words, and taking/making some space in my life to consume more of Christ ... I'm also rem...
What I'm Into: July 3 Aug 2013 | 07:12 am
It's possible I'm in denial about the fact that it's already August. Especially because tomorrow is Caden's second birthday. I'm feeling a little nostalgic, tearful, and grateful thinking about it ton...
Throwback Thursday: Transplant 1 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
Originally Posted June 2010 Our house is almost all the way bare now. All that remains is a few odds and ends that we weren’t sure how to classify and box up, but couldn’t bear to part with; and the ...
An Actual Update of Some Sort 25 Jul 2013 | 08:32 am
I realize it has been a while since I posted. I also realize that this phenomenon occurs regularly; however, this time it was on purpose. Because I wanted to leave some breathing room, some thinking a...
Until I Could Ignore it no Longer 19 Jul 2013 | 06:39 pm
Seven teenage boys sprawl across our living room, and they are mad. They sit with long brown legs stretched around Caden’s wooden blocks, fiddling with the Old Maid cards Jayci has strewn across the c...
