At the magic hour, we celebrated God’s good gift of family with a photo shoot at Portland’s Laurelhurst Park. The golden light filtering through the stately old trees dappled the park in beauty. Our photographer, Nick Varady-Szabo, helped us relax in front of the camera by asking us to sing silly songs with the kids and… Read More Into the Wild of this Grace
Pictures are some of the most precious tangible possessions. They capture a moment in family history that can never be repeated. Before Christmas we went to JC Penney to have family portraits taken. I was so pleased with how they turned out! The photographer did an amazing job and was fast too. We were there… Read More Family Portraits
Just two days after we left Indiana, Mom and Dad Moody’s garage caught fire Friday morning and burned to the ground. Dad was awakened by a neighbor at 4:15am to find that his garage and his Moody Doodle dog kennels were ablaze. All but two of the dogs in the kennels survived, including Biscuit–a golden… Read More Fire at Moody Doodle Kennels
Like billions across the globe, we watched the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony Friday night–the entire 4 hour broadcast! I have to say that the best part was from the beginning up through Rowan Atkinson’s performance of Chariots of Fire. After that it became a test of endurance. (Was anyone else amazed that the drummers… Read More 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony
Silas’s Great Grandma Moody turned 85 today! This video was a birthday gift created by Great Uncle Tim. It captures Silas and Great Grandma’s first meeting last summer in Indiana at the Moody family reunion. Such sweetness. The video and nearly all of the pictures were shot by Uncle Tim, and the music was written… Read More To Great Grandma
Today is a sad day for the Colts, Peyton Manning, Indy, all of Indiana, and Colts fans everywhere–including us out here in the desert. Our beloved quarterback, Peyton Manning, was released from the team today.While I’m not a native Hoosier, and I’ve only recently (since being married) become a Colts fan, Peyton Manning is the… Read More Feelin’ Blue
The new website for Crossroad Baptist Church is now active. Stephen revamped the old website by switching from Joomla to WordPress, which gives us a more informative and attractive online presence. He customized the Ecclesia WordPress theme and updated the church’s information. The site includes photos, tweets, sermons, and a video presentation of the gospel.… Read More CBC Website Gets a New Look
These autumn days are too beautiful to stay indoors. Silas Clark and I have been going for strolls in the park and around our subdivision. Thursday, Baby and I spent the afternoon in our neighborhood park. I took a blanket, and we sat under a mesquite tree. Bitty Boy is walking like crazy now. That… Read More Of Autumn Days and Auntie “Visits”
Remembering September 11, 2001.
Stephen and I love spending time with family, exchanging presents, singing Christmas carols, drinking holiday coffee, seeing the snow fall (which we are missing here in Phoenix!) and decorating with red and green. But that’s not really why we celebrate Christmas. Christmas is when we remember Christ’s incarnation. Deity became humanity. The purpose for Jesus’… Read More Celebrating Christmas