Mama came for a visit. She always has something exciting planned for the kiddos. This week, she had found a Barbie futon at her local thrift store. She worked with the little girls to make a custom cover. She had Emma cut out the pattern and tie little bows. She was so patient as they worked along her side. I…
Category: life
You Never Know When ….
your sister is hiding around the corner with Mama’s camera.
Home Sweet Home
A few fall pictures from our yard…. onions spinach seedlings pure bliss 🙂 I love fall. This is the season for pumpkins, hay rides, and potluck supper. It’s the time of year when Paul and I first began a romance that has now spanned decades It’s fall when I welcomed some of my sweet little ones. It’s the smell. The…
Cocoa and Candy Land
Also known as family game night…. (these pictures were taken this last Friday night) I do know, I’ll hardly volunteer to sit between Jess and Jacob during my next game of UNO. They show no mercy!
Little Moments
It’s that little moment when a baby is about to fuss. His little bottom lip is pouty…. …but then his eyes meet mine. Realizing I am looking at him, he begins to smile. It’s that little moment that makes my heart melt.
A Typical Day in a Not So Typical Home
It’s Monday. I’ve thought all weekend about what my week should hold– the projects I would like to see done, letters that need to be written, life to be lived. 🙂 I do have a few things on my list, but, it’s nice for once to not have a schedule over-flowing with activities. It’s nice to have a moment to…
Someone Grabbed My Camera….
I’m not mentioning names, but when I was unloading photos, I did find this:
Remembering Summer
Sunday Morning
Paul has always said, “the person who wrote “Easy Like Sunday Morning”, did not have children to dress for church!”. A week ago Sunday, we were having one of THOSE days. You know the one where you start with the best of intentions and everything seems to go backwards from the moment your eyes open. To be honest, Saturday night,…
Jessa in a Box
Why, yes, that IS my almost 15 year old in a box. She said she just wanted to see if she would actually fit. Imagine that.
Jon, Emma, and the Culture of Littles
Jonathan got sick at church last Sunday. I mean, REALLY sick. I think it was a combination of he just got too hot, he had just consumed a large amount of water, and he was running around with all the other kiddos having fun. As it would happen, this event occurred at just the spot where everyone gathers for fellowship…
Missing Joshua
It’s an odd thing to be missing Josh this week. I think I hear him walking through my home at times. I miss hearing his voice from his office. Everyone misses him. The older children miss visiting over lunch where they all congregate mid-day. The littles miss playing with him in the evenings. Jon sat on Sunday night to paint…