Life in 2014

Tracy / September 10, 2014

We’ve graduated. Two months ago we had four children, four and under. Now, we have four children five and under- it’s a big step in a world that threatens to be dominated by little people. 🙂 After falling out of his crib trying to escape, we packed up our second crib. Now we only have one. Jackson is officially sleeping…

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Owen at Four Months

Tracy / September 10, 2014

This is just one of many moments when I am so terribly thankful I didn’t stop having babies when folks began to tell me I was too old. 😀 Owen, at four months, is a joyful baby. He has been rolling himself over for a couple of months. He adores anything he can chew on, or can fit in his…

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Big Families, Babies and Blessings

Tracy / September 8, 2014

(Below is an edited re-print of a blog written in 2006. It’s fun to re-read some of these old blog posts. My life is so different now than it was then. It seems like lifetimes have passed since then.) I am a mom of eight. Yes, gasp, I know……most of you already know this but for those who don’t I…

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It’s Been Said…

Tracy / September 8, 2014

“Gardening is an instrument of grace.”                                —–May Sarton

It’s Been Said…

Tracy / September 1, 2014

“September, the harvest month…Summer is over and autumn has arrived.”                                                                     —–Cynthia Wickham

It’s Been Said…

Tracy / August 25, 2014

“The English rose greets the summer garden with a profusion of color and perfume and our doors and windows are thrown open to allow the season’s intoxicating atmosphere to envelop us and our homes.”                                                                   —–Sydney A. Sykes

Jackson Turns Two

Tracy / August 22, 2014

It just can’t be true! Has it really been 2 years?! He is a happy little man. He loves to be cuddled and giggles so that the whole room will begin to giggle right along. We’re deep in the beginnings of potty training. He colors with his older siblings and loves to play with bubbles. He reminds me of Jonathan…

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Meredith Grace

Tracy / August 22, 2014

Proverbs 17:22a (NKJV) “A merry heart does good, like medicine….”

Lest You Think….

Tracy / August 22, 2014

This house stays perfectly clean, I give you proof it does not: The blogging world can be so deceptive. Paul is constantly reminding me people allow you to see what they want you to see. THIS is the result of a busy day. Courtney set the timer and washed almost a dozen loads of laundry. She and Jessa folded it…

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Family Time

Tracy / August 20, 2014

In case you wonder what the evening looks like in our home….. Photo courtesy of Courtney!