Author: Elisabeth Moody

Let's be friends. I write mainly for myself because I celebrate life by recording memories. But, I also love sharing the story God is writing for me, my man, & our three little peeps in a way that connects us to faraway family & friends.
— community, employment, faith, food, friends, grade school, hinson, holidays, imagination, just life, oregon, stephen —

Around Here

December 1, 2016

Between two birthdays and Thanksgiving all in the same month, Novembers are busy with celebrations around here. Because we’ve settled into life here in Oregon, our family calendar was a lot fuller this past month. I volunteered in Silas’s classroom twice and hope to do it more. His teacher’s love for her students and love… Read More Around Here

— education, grade school, parenting, silas —

Progress Report

November 1, 2016

We’ve reached a whole new level of parenting. We attended our first parent/teacher conference last week. Silas’s teacher reviewed his progress with us and showed us samples of his writing, his drawing, and his math. I’m happy to report that he’s reading sentences now! His writing is adorable, and also readable–if you know what you’re… Read More Progress Report

— employment, oregon, stephen —

The 4T Loop

October 22, 2016

There are many ways to explore Portland, and the 4T Loop combines four transportation possibilities in one swoop: Trail, Tram, Trolley, and Train. Last weekend, two of Stephen’s co-workers from Phoenix were in town to meet with Stephen and his boss for a leadership weekend. On Saturday, they invited us to join them for the… Read More The 4T Loop

— elisabeth, meta, oregon, thoughts —

Autumn Revelry

October 15, 2016

After we moved to Portland, I came across a blog post–via BrownSugarToast–encouraging readers to pick three words when entering a new season. Since I was so obviously beginning a new phase of life with our recent 1,300 mile move, it was helpful to think through what my goals might be as we transitioned to life in the Northwest. These words… Read More Autumn Revelry

— oregon —

Exploring Oregon

October 11, 2016

Brynn was mesmerized by the falling water. Multnomah Falls is a gem off the Columbia River on the far side of Portland that we took the kids to see a couple Saturdays ago. As we stood at the observation deck looking up at the two cascades, little Brynn surprised us with her interest in the falls.… Read More Exploring Oregon

— cooking, food, stephen —

Say, “Cheese!”

October 1, 2016

Cheese has long been one of our delights, hobbies, interests, indulgences. Stephen decided to try his hand at cheesemaking, so he ordered a starter kit off of Amazon. Early in September he gave it a go, following this tutorial. Cheese curds were a lot of work! He used one gallon of milk, and created a fun… Read More Say, “Cheese!”