Goodbye to Summer

Well, I suppose it’s time to say goodbye to summer and hello to fall.  I can’t hide my feelings about it, I don’t like it.  However, I do try to appreciate all the nice things about the season, I just can’t find that many.  Any day that slightly resembles summer is a great fall day to me. Okay all you

I Love Summer!

I love summer! Summer has always been my favorite season. I don’t even really mind the heat. However, I definitely don’t like the bugs.  Around here, mosquitoes can really eat a person. Summer has a way of making me feel a bit like a kid again. Catching lightning bugs (fireflies), long days swimming, fishing, picking blackberries and playing my share

All is Well

I’ve been having moments lately, moments where I can truly say, “All is Well.” Those are good moments.  It’s a good season for us, a season of growth, new relationships and new adventures for our family.  That sometimes overly optimistic and hopeful side of me is alive and well. It’s been awhile for a little family update, I haven’t forgotten,

Moving Forward

Well, this year is moving forward and so are we.  It’s been a busy couple of months around here as usual, and as always, the Lord’s grace has been sufficient to get us through.  We have been blessed with wonderful weather here these past few weeks, with the exception of one week where the temperatures were near freezing.  Sometimes you

Way too Fast

“Life it seems goes way too fast. Simple pleasures will make it last.  Slow down and watch a child at play, cherish simplicity along the way.  Reflect upon each day as it’s passed- Simple pleasures will make it last.”  T. J. Mills The above poem has been hanging above my stove now for years.  I often stop for just a

All Together Again

One Last Trip? Well, we are all back together again. Before spring was over we had one last trip to Northwest Alabama.  We headed back to our beloved farmhouse rental, perhaps for our last time?  Before arriving at our destination we made a stop in Tuscumbia, AL.  For a small town (just under 9,000 residents), I was surprised at the

“Do I Have a Follower?”

“Do I have a follower?,” I said as our one and a half year old chased after me down the hall.  Sometimes I think he believes when Mommy closes the bathroom door, I’m transported somewhere else, never to return to him.  I think he has now realized that not to be true, but he still wants to be wherever Mommy’s

Little by Little

Family Update Little by little fall is fading and a new year is fast approaching. Around these parts that means the cold winter is well on its way.   My family will tell you I’m not a fan of the cold, they would be right.  However, I do appreciate observing each season, I just get tired of some seasons sooner than

A Time for Change

Family Update: It’s been a couple of months now since we’ve sent an update.  This one is titled “A Time for Change” because, well change just seems to be in the air.  When I last wrote an update we were getting ready to take our daughter to college out of state and though change of that magnitude is never easy,