We finally decided to chop off Brynn’s baby curls. After nearly four years of no haircuts, the tangles won, and we admitted defeat. I took Brynn to a kiddie hair salon called Pigtails and Crewcuts. She loved it! Nothing like sitting in a fire engine and watching a movie while getting a hair cut. Afterwards… Read More 1st Haircut
Spring Break turned into a sort of winter break for us since we headed to the snowy mountains of Bend. Stephen needed to go to Bend for work, so we planned a family trip and got a rental house for the week. The first morning, we woke up to snow that fell in big flakes… Read More Adventure in Bend
After a winter of staying home and hibernating inside, we were ready for a day trip. A couple of weeks ago, Stephen took the day off work, we ditched school, and drove to Agate Beach. I’m not sure where the agates were, but the big, wide sandy beach–with hardly a soul in sight–was an amazing… Read More Agate Beach
Ever since I came across the ministry of Nancy Guthrie–about five years ago–I’ve had a desire to learn to teach the Bible to women. My main experience with women’s Bible studies and speaking events had been sitting under topical and devotional teaching. When I heard expositional teaching for women, I realized it was something I… Read More Learning to Teach Scripture
The kids’ eyes filled with hearts when they saw the Valentine envelopes hanging on their bedroom doors. They were so excited that they immediately began making valentines for each other. Silas put together Lego valentines while Cooper shocked me by writing love notes for everyone without any prompting! Brynn and I managed to make some… Read More Happy Heart Day
Children are little treasures from God that He entrusts to us for a while. They are exhausting, exasperating, and require that we die to ourselves over and over in order to shepherd and love them well. They are also bundles of joy, sunlight, and jellybeans that make our hearts ache with euphoric love. The question… Read More Little O
Now that it’s February, maybe I should tell you about our Christmas trip. It had been two whole years since I had seen my family, so it was good to be together and make some new memories! Our little band of travelers took off on Christmas Day. The boys were cute about wanting equal time… Read More An Appalachian Christmas
This year we chose the Portland International Raceway’s Winter Wonderland as our light display to visit. Both Stephen and I regretted the decision after slowly winding our way around in the car line for over an hour before even entering the display area! But it was fun to see the joy on Brynn’s face when… Read More PDX Christmas
Cooper was the “star student” early in the school year. So fun to see what he and his classmates say about him. Brynn has really been liking taking pictures of me–which is kind of nice since I’m always behind the camera. These two play so well together–lots of imagination and common interests. Us in… Read More Just Some Pics
Stephen finished the front siding project this past fall, and I’m so proud. He re-sided the three walls of our garage. Since it happens to be the most prominent part of our home, I’m happy it’s beautiful now. He widened the pop-out window above the garage to add trim around the window. He hung new… Read More Accomplishments