Today Nathan fell from a 4′ something at co-op which he had climbed up on to make himself taller so he could “dunk the basketball.”  The kids who saw the incident reported he tried to hold on with one hand before falling to the cement floor landing on his face.  …

UGH!  It’s an UGG day.  

Do as I say not as I do.

This is my home decorating/remodeling notebook.  It contains all of the ideas I clip from magazines, paint swatches I may want to try in the future, ads for decor items I want to keep an eye on hoping they go on clearance, etc.  The front cover has another simplicity quote …

sim·pli·fy To make simple or simpler, as: a. To reduce in complexity or extent. b. To reduce to fundamental parts. c. To make easier to understand. Many of my internet friends have been posting their “word” for the year.  I’ve never had a word for the year before and I’m …

Twenty-eight years ago this summer, my grandma took my mom, my brother, my cousin and I to Europe for about a month if I remember correctly. The other day my mom brought us a box of pictures from that trip which we’ve had fun looking through as we’ve been planning …

In the last two days since Emily has had her driver’s license I have gained a lot of extra time in my schedule. MONDAY NIGHT: 1.25 hours not having to drive her into town3 hours not having to find something to do in town while she was at youth group …

Thinking about how Nathan’s first solo bike ride without training wheels caused my maternal instincts to chase after him, reminded me of a song called Chasing by Charlie Hall which we sang in our worship set this past weekend. (Click on the playlist at the bottom of this post to …

I haven’t had much time for blogging lately. Here are a few things keeping me busy lately 1. Co-op planning for next year – an overhaul in some areas which is taking some thinking/planning time before implementing. Talking to potential new members, etc. 2. Helping one of the pastors at …