One Year Later

It’s been a year since I have posted anything.  2012 was quite a year – crazy work stuff that stretched me, a missions trip that stretched me in more ways than I can explain, emotional stuff that finally made me look at some of my habits and comfo…

Happy New Year

2011 flew by, and now we have entered 2012. I love entering a new year… maybe it’s because my birthday is around the the new year that it makes me contemplate my life. I love reflecting on the past year, and looking forward to the upcoming one.Her…

Back To School

For some reason my blogs are not showing up. And it’s now allowing me to publish some of them. Hopefully this one works.1. Today was our girl’s first day of school. She was so excited. I was excited. The only one who shed tears was the little bro…

A Day’s Journal 2011-06-11 02:00:00

1. We have knobs and pulls our cabinets now. This is a big deal. Not only does it look great, but it means we’re getting to the finish line… Next up: trim on the cabinets. Forgive the poor photo – the little guy was tugging on me while I was…

List of Life

It’s been a little while, but felt a little inspired to blog again. Hope everyone is doing well, and enjoying the first portion of June!Our life as a list:1. Summer is coming! Garden is in – we have tomato plants, peas, beans, kale, peppers, broccol…

A Day’s Journal 2011-03-25 21:32:00

Okay, so it’s been nearly a year since I wrote my last post. Hmmm… that probably won’t change. I’ll just keep this blog open for when I feel inspired and have the time to sit. Here’s my life in list format:1. The sun is shining AND it’s Friday. …

Islands

Today has been such a beautiful reminder of how important friendship is to me. God has allowed so many lovely people to surround me. I am so thankful that God answered my prayer to provide kindred spirits in this tiny town we live in. Lord knows I n…

Decisions and Home Remodels

All right – let’s talk home remodeling. Now when we bought out home a year ago, we knew this house would be a “project house”. The bones were good, and had a lot of aspects we loved – walkout basement, tons of windows/natural light, open floor plan, …

Some Green News

Our first strawberry off of our own plant! Yay!It’s been six months since my last blog. Yikes! Let’s say life has been full – some family stuff, saving for, picking out, and gutting our house for our kitchen/living space remodel (more on this later)…

A Day’s Journal 2009-12-23 23:13:00

It’s hard to believe that in just a few days Christmas will be here! E, R, and I have the next couple of weeks off, so we’re hoping to eat, relax, see friends and family, and of course, play. The girl and I have been making cookies, wrapping gifts, an…