i wanted to write a little “statement of faith” on my about page as to why i blog, what i blog about, and why. i want to keep this as my own reference whenever i start to question if i should post certain things on here or not… first and foremost, i want my blog to bring […]

leland is taking a nap at the moment so i thought i’d check in and post a little sumthin’ while i had some extra time. it is SO HOT here today! i have been inside most of the day… it’s a little too warm to have the little guy outside for long periods of time. […]

this weekend we drove down to the foothills of the smokey mountains with jay’s mom for his family reunion. i had never been to a reunion before so we packed our things and headed to the little town where his grandfather had grown up. let me just say, it was beautiful! we hiked up to […]

my lovely mom watched the little guy last night so jay and i could go out for a while. what a blessing! we spent some time at a park, got some frozen yogurt, and then went to hang out with a bunch of friends. we had a great time and it reminded me of times […]

this is how we spent our friday night…lots and lots of gardening and planting. so far we have planted sweet corn, peppers, green beans, watermelon, strawberries, flower and wildflowers, tomatoes, and broccoli. we still have some cucumbers to plant! we’ll see how everything turns out…definitely excited to see it all grow. and hopefully we’ll have […]