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Marking Milestones

Parker and I spent last week in Florida with my family. My sister lovingly reminded me it had been a while since I had posted on the blog. I know, I know.  This week we reached 17 months (btw, when do...

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It’s Not About Me…

Sometimes I need a good reminder that not everything is about me.  Last week, it came in the form of a friend asking for help. She called last Friday to ask if we were attending the Good Friday service...

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Celebrating Easter

I love traditions. I love that my family is developing Easter traditions of our own. This year was no different. On Saturday morning, we attended the Easter Egg Hunt at our church. This is a fabulous...

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Wordless Wednesday

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A Beautiful Mess

One of the traditions we have as a family is to eat dinner together as much as we can. We usually do pretty well with it, too. There are exceptions like one night a week when Parker and I eat with our...

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Grateful for Grandparents….

We have had the opportunity to spend the last two weekends with P’s grandparents. The first weekend we made a quick trip to Savannah to see Barry’s grandparents who have had some health complications....

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Play Ball

We are obsessed with balls of all shapes and sizes at our house. My parents went to several spring training games and brought him back a Mickey Mouse ball and bat. He loves it. Yes, we currently play...

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Enjoying Nature

It’s a good thing I enjoy being outside. It’s one of the places we spend most of our time these days. Parker loves to explore whether it’s around our block, a nearby park, or a new place. Today, we...

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Visits, Visits, and More Visits….

Wow. We’ve been on the road lately. And folks (thankfully) have been on the road to see us. It’s been a busy month. Let’s see if I can recount it. Father’s Day weekend we traveled to Savannah for...

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The List….

My friend Bridget wrote about list making today. I love to make lists, too. I have one this morning for errands P and I are suppose to run later today. She tells a wonderful story of how her daughter...

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“For last year’…

“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language And next year’s words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning.” T.S. Eliot May 2014 be a year of new beginnings.

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Stroke of Midnight

2016 is here. I can’t believe it. The sounds of celebration from our neighborhood and beyond are just settling down (which probably has something to do with why I’m still awake). Our celebration...

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Resolutions

I never get very far with resolutions. I always try really hard but usually by January 15th, I’ve forgotten what resolutions I had made. This year, I’m taking stock in what I’ve done in 2015 and...

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2018

I think I’ve decided on a word for this year. BRAVE “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?” Psalm 27:1 I’m tired of...

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I finished a book!

I know that’s a terrible title of a blog post. Unfortunately, it’s the truth. I can’t tell you how many books I started last fall but didn’t finish. So, one of my resolutions for the new year is to...

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Remembering Mr. Charlie

A few years ago our church embarked on the daunting and yet exciting task of planning for the future. “Write the Vision” was a journey of intentional conversations about God’s dreams for the future and...

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