big sister

The other day I heard this commentary coming from around the corner: "No William! Daddy doesn't want you to stand on that." ...

the music of my life

Driving into town this morning I was rocking out to Josh Ritter and John Vanderslice. Well, trying to rock out. Coming from the back seat w...

birds of a feather

Clay arrived home one evening last week with a fluffy cheeping chick. We have decided to take a risk and add a rooster to the flock. So Jedi...

praise and worship

"Praise God" is just one of many key phrases or words that prompt William to immediately throw his arms up over his head and start...

the family baptism gown

Meet my great great grandmother, Elsie: I only know a few facts about Elsie, one of those being that she was an excellent seamstress who m...

baptized

Our darling Amelia was baptized last Sunday, becoming a new covenant member. She was able to wear her great great grandfather's baptisma...

monkey face

Sometimes I think the best thing about newborns is the hilarious and seemingly uncontrolled facial expressions. Amelia has a phenomenal ta...

go gaited

This past Saturday found me - a "straight goin' rider" - in an arena surrounded by gaited equines and their hardcore owners. A...

first day of spring

We have had two busy weekends in a row, and a week of the flu in the middle. I will be posting about Amelia's baptism, the gaited equine...

everything's up to date in kansas city

Well, I survived my first real outing with three kids... traveling up to Kansas City for a short hotel stay to join Clay where he is station...

the island

It is finally completed. The much anticipated kitchen island. We planned it before we even moved into this house and now, just over a year l...

get your priorities crooked

You may remember a childhood journal entry that I posted a while back. Flipping through the same journal I came across this prayer, writte...