the first ten years

   Celebrating our first decade together, Clay and I traipsed down to Eureka Springs, Arkansas for a rare weekend alone!  (So thankfu...

Christmas Letter 2015

Every few weeks or so I head into town to the local Sam's Club. With five children encircling two full shopping carts, it is expect...

slice of life

A few years ago I posted a sample daytime itinerary , living with three kids. I looked it up recently, curious to see how my days differ f...

finding beauty

Seeking to find joy in the small things. Sometimes, when the household is battling the stomach flu, it helps to have a little chubby ba...

christmas letter

Wishing you all a joyous Christmas season and many blessings in the coming New Year! Our lives have been very joy-filled in many ways t...

picking persimmons

Last Sunday we borrowed the family farm truck and went persimmon picking. This year there seemed to be an extra abundant harvest....

crisp autumn days

Finally overcoming my denial that fall is here and learning to embrace the crisp autumn days. This involves lots of candles, cups of hot ci...