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...

learning from the masters

I am blessed with a daughter who has an extreme love of art.  Though I come from a family containing an abundance of talented artists, I ...

our little valentine

Sweet Amelia turned four! As part of the birthday festivities we made an expedition to Bass Pro. Alligators, giant gar, du...

let the little children come

Our little Hattie became our newest covenant member just over a month ago. She followed in the footsteps of all of her older siblings and d...

a long winter's nap

Today, after planning out our garden for this year and flipping through the seed catalog together, Clay and I thought we might squeeze in a ...

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...

good fruit

It is a constant amazement to me how all of our children can all look like "Dodson babies" and yet still have their own unique fe...