Well, here he is with his current set of toys and tools ~ a senior in high school! My heart has been on a bit of a roller coaster lately because of this kid! Some days I’m super excited for Kory to finish up his homeschool education and spread his wings in the world of… Read More Counting One Thousand Gifts ~ September {And a Senior Son?!}
Good thing the shoe shop was having a buy-one-get-one-half-off-sale last week, because this girl needed some running shoes, too! While Cooper was deliberating with Dad over arch support versus coolness, Kayla and I were in the back of the store finding her a pair of non-Converse shoes {she owns MANY versions and colors of those!}… Read More Rockin’ The Pink & Black Ones ~ For a Quest!
Cooper was up and at ’em early this morning for his first cross country practice of his sophomore year. He set his alarm for 6:51am, made himself a breakfast of eggs and GF toast, and headed to the high school at 7:45 for the 8am start. And he was ready! He’s been spending some time… Read More Rockin’ the Red Ones This Year
It’s been a few weeks now, but I still want to brag about Kayla’s amazing accomplishment in her Classical Conversations homeschool program. She received tulips from her Daddy on the day of her achievement, and recently received the coveted Memory Master t-shirt, which is why I waited to post about it. Gotta show off the… Read More It’s My Blog, and I’ll Brag if I Want To…
Well, it’s a week later, but I had to wait for all of his birthday presents to arrive in order to post properly about Coop’s 15th birthday. The FedEx man is making a daily stop at our house this week to drop off box after box from Nike.com. He requested the same gift as lat… Read More Baller, Nike Poster Boy, Clotheshorse (a.k.a. Cooper)
For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now. And not only this, but also we ourselves groan within ourselves waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our body. For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope,… Read More Sunday Snapshots
I’m calling it “magical” day 3 for several reasons. Maybe I should call it “miraculous” day 3, because I wasn’t sure I’d be able to drag myself out of bed after two grueling days at Epcot and Magic Kingdom, but miraculously, I was. I even got up early, and roused my troops for an early… Read More “Magical” Day 3: Animal Kingdom & A Priceless Photo
After 12 hours at Epcot Center the day before, it was difficult to pull ourselves out of bed and arrive at Magic Kingdom as the gates opened at 9am, but we managed to accomplish it, even with puffy eyes and very sore legs. I think… Read More Disney World Day 2 ~ Magic Kingdom
We’ve only been home for 4 days, and there are still suitcases and Rubbermaid containers exploding throughout the house, (it’s mostly MY stuff) but my little gardener, and lover of all things spring, has found the time and resources to start her seeds for the season, and label them with a very cute flair, I… Read More Springtime In Her Spirit
I’m pretty sure it wan’t on my top ten list of favorite things to do when I was 12, and I know for certain that I absolutely refused to wear the hat and boots that my cowboy-hat-salesman father encouraged me to, but now going to the rodeo is something I look forward to when we’re… Read More Yankees and Ugandans at the Rodeo