“motherhood is both a demanding and rewarding ‘profession’. unfortunately, the reward often comes much later in life. nevertheless, a prime characteristic of a good mother is unselfishness; she can wait for the final realization of her rewards. no one– not teacher, preacher or psychologist– has the same opportunity to mold minds, nurture bodies, and develop […]

there is warmer weather. 65 degree weather! about how God provides for His children. (matthew 6:25-34) a husband who will run to the store to pick up leland’s formula in the late hours of the night. to spend money on a budget. more like, just. not. spending. an etsy store….yep. to be very productive today. […]

just wanted to post some pictures from yesterday… we didn’t do anything fancy just had dinner at good ole chic -fil-a and went to file our taxes (woohoo.) i also made cookies and it was the first thing that i cooked/baked in a while that didn’t actual burn! my mom still gets us kids valentine’s […]

i wrote this letter to my “future” husband on valentine’s day five years ago. i was sixteen. it was around that time that i knew that i wanted to wait until the right guy came along instead of dating around. it was a prayer for patience, for guidance, and for him. i wrote “even though […]

i remember the first time jay and i went out together after leland was born we really didn’t know what to do with ourselves. i was so uptight and constantly thinking about how leland was. it was honestly, kind of awkward. what were we supposed to do? just sit there and talk about what a […]