Movie Review: Onward

April 12, 2020 Movie Review: Onward As a family, we got to watch a new movie called “Onward” (Disney/Pixar) recently.  Curled up on our couch, eating tangerines instead of popcorn, we also got to discuss this movie during the end credits. I was pleasantly surprised at this movie.  (Spoiler Alert! If you haven’t seen the … Continue reading “Movie Review: Onward”

Improvising

April 10, 2020 Improvising Sometimes things don’t go as planned. So you have to learn to improvise.  In the words from a movie I used to watch with my Daddy, “adapt and overcome.” (Heartbreak Ridge with Clint Eastwood)  Daddy used that phrase all the time, along with “think outside the box,” and “look at it … Continue reading “Improvising”

Read Me A Story

Read Me A Story! February 21, 2020 One of the things I like best in the whole world is to read books. Aloud. To children. Don’t get me wrong, I love reading personally too, but there is just something so amazing about getting to play all characters in a book for wide-eyed child audiences. My … Continue reading “Read Me A Story”

Leaving My Little Love

September 8, 2019 Leaving My Little Love I’m looking at the man cross the coffee table as I talk.  I knew even though he said it was okay to bring my baby (at this point, I’m 8 months pregnant) to work with me, there would come a time when my baby would be better off … Continue reading “Leaving My Little Love”

Overcomer: Movie Review

September 6, 2019 Overcomer My family went to see the new Kendrick brothers’ movie, “Overcomer” on opening weekend.  Oh. My!  This film has great acting, believable serious characters, some realistic humor, and glaring, real-life truth.  It catches you into the storyline almost instantly.  Major disappointment we can all relate to begins the story.  The one … Continue reading “Overcomer: Movie Review”

Christina’s New Semester

August 20, 2019 Christina’s New Semester This one, like most of my posts lately, is a little bit delayed.  I’m so excited for my eldest though!  She participates actively in Civil Air Patrol – what does that mean?  Well, let’s just say my GPS thinks that’s “Work” because other than “Home,” that was the most … Continue reading “Christina’s New Semester”

The Story of Baby Thea

A birth story of our little angel (and a slideshow of proud siblings & family!)

Songs and Movies… How can that make me cry?

Why does she cry? Even she doesn’t know, but the right song or movie certainly can start it.

Determination Versus Stubbornness

Can our perception affect whether we interpret the same character trait as either positive or negative?

Wimpy Atlas

Ever feel like everything in the world is raining down on your shoulders and you can’t keep anything up? That was today…

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