1. Introduction For those of you not familiar, Jennifer Fulwiler at Conversion Diary hosts 7 Quick Takes every Friday. I thought it would be fun to participate this week. Jennifer is always telling tales of her encounters with scorpions and other such creatures. Fortunately we don’t have scorpions here, … Continue reading →

Happy 90th Birthday Grandma

My grandma was that person that was always there...

The Practical Home Series: Easy shoe organization

I’ve decided to start a series called The Practical Home, which if you know me, may seem like a very odd thing for me to be writing about. I am not one of those people who is naturally gifted with cleaning, organizing, decorating and general homemaking...

From Sales Manager to Laundry Lady?

Life has been a whirlwind since I lost my job in January. I started off looking for traditional jobs, but after the last one did not come together (at the end of April), despite being told that I was a perfect fit both personally and professionally, Clint and I both felt it was time to try a different approach...

New house, baby on the way, and no job… uh oh

When I got the news today I knew. I knew that things were going to get ugly before they got pretty...

We are in escrow (and my boss resigned)!

I have such a crazy story to tell you, but let me start from the beginning…

Celebrating 7 Years Since 07/07/07

Yes, we were one of the many couples who got married on the ridiculously popular date of 07/07/07...

One Year of Blogging: My Story

Discussing how it all began and what it means to me...

Does everything happen for a reason? What about the bad things?

I used to think that everything happened for a reason. I believe in God after all, so the world was not random to me...

My unplanned home birth (Austin’s birth story)

For those of you that don’t know, Austin was supposed to be born in a nearby hospital, but he surprised us by being born at home with only my husband there to catch him!

We were made incomplete by design

My husband and I attended a wedding earlier this month that was very special because of the love the couple shares that brings out the best in both of them and is centered around Christ...