Today our church closed by singing this hymn. Our younger son was personally and deeply offended that although he watched our worship director sing it, I did not have it on my phone. To him, the phone is the keeper of all music ever written. I had to convince him I don't have every song …
Age of Observation
"Hooooooly Shoot!" --is what our oldest five year old exclaimed the other night when we had much loved friends over. I guarantee that as much as you didn't expect those to be my first words written here, my husband and I were much more shocked. (Our friends, on the other hand, were literal ROFL--that's rolling …
Welcome, 2020
Maybe I misinterpreted, but as the end of the year posts began filtering into my feed it seemed like most people were as eager to say goodbye to 2019 as we were, looking forward to this new year with renewed hope and anticipation of things to come. We've had some time to think about it, …
Ten Minutes
Two nights ago, I was crocheting in my chair like the little old lady I am inside and Derek was jogging on the treadmill when I heard a strange sound. I was immediately suspicious and immediately anxious, but brushed it off. A few seconds later, I heard it again, but louder, so I called for …
How We Dwell
It's been a hot minute and a half since our last post in January. Honestly, it doesn't feel like it should be almost Thanksgiving...but here we are. I took the last half a year and then some off from blogging and instead enjoyed being. Honestly, it was kind of nice! I never want to write …
Present
Present: (adj.) being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current. I normally don't do New Year's resolutions, and I've never specifically set out to choose a "word" for my year, but this year I really want (and need) to keep my focus on something to remind me to stay in the moment...and I …
Looking Another Direction
I never considered to look the other way; I was always so focused on the obvious beauty in front of me that I didn't consider the beauty around me.
our simple life 