October 6, 2026 Tell Their Stories Louis made me almost cry with these words “have you been telling Laud stories about his Boompa?” My memories flooded into my mind in vivid Technicolor. The story of him diving headfirst into a pool and walking home without realizing the reason the girls [...]
August 22, 2026 Thanksgiving Table Thoughts When people say “you can’t afford another child” think about how we adjust our lifestyles to what we want – and consider your Thanksgiving table in 30 years. I overheard a lady saying that at work. She was laughing, in conversation with another woman, [...]
Three gymnasts in one meet! #AmICrazy #WGVG #WGVGymnastics #2025ConquistadorClassic #XcelSilver #XcelGold #XcelDiamond #SistersInTheSport [...]
Sometimes one wonderful thing - one saying, one picture, one smile - can lift your entire day! For me, this day, it was already a happy day (birthday for one of my kiddos) but one picture made everyone super excited! [...]
December 28, 2022 Life Goals I continually reevaluate my “life goals,” if you want to call them that. Core has always been to love Jesus, pass that on to everyone I can touch, and show love when I can. The additions have changed a little: Pre-twenties, I wanted to be [...]
A tiny story about how my prayers being answered became my children being doubly blessed! [...]
Part 1 of Dating Decisions - dissecting real life and true love [...]
May 10, 2020 Culture: The Importance of Family Imagine you are raised a young woman, married a few years with two children. Your family is part of a group sojourning in a land with people hostile to you. In your family’s culture, women are to obey their fathers and later [...]
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 [...]
June 10, 2019 House Hunting 101 – Lesson 1 – Location We’ve been planning toward our next step – home ownership. We are grateful for the place we are currently renting, but because of the black mold infestation (it’s under control, but we don’t own the house, so can’t remove [...]