My husband finished up a project recently that has been a beautiful addition to our kitchen - a coffee bar. He purchased the cabinet for $30...

9/24/2010 It's Friday again. The last Friday of September. Wow! In Indiana the last few days have still been Summer-like, but Fall is ju...

Monday of this week we passed the final hurdle in our preparations for foster parenting - the final walk-through of our home to ensure safet...

Over the weekend, my husband worked tirelessly to install a new stovetop in our kitchen. For 18 months, we have lived without a stove (to se...

Today is a big day at our house. It's the beginning of the end of the foster parenting prep process. Today at 10:00 am we have our final...

9/17/2010 It's Friday again. I've had a wonderfully quiet week, for which I am thankful. This is Mr. Eli - the little guy I'm wa...

We have been tackling our home makeover with baby steps for many months. Since my husband is not taking any classes this fall, however, we ...

What does a church secretary do anyway? Jobs within the church are a bit nebulous. Besides Sunday morning duties, nobody knows for sure what...

A week or so ago we enjoyed a family night out, playing mini-golf. We thought this would be great for our kids. They enjoyed it, but ran thr...

09/03/2010 The weeks are flying by so fast I can't keep up! The good news is that I will be done with my part-time job as the church sec...

8/27/2010 Friday once again. Where, oh where, do the days go?! Here are a few photos of life as we know it. Last weekend we were in Wisconsi...

8/20/2010 Friday is here again. The end of a big week for us... a week of CHANGE. I am transitioning from my old job (church secretary) to m...

We enjoyed our last "hoorah" of summer last Friday with a wonderful day at the beach with some friends who live near Lake Michigan...

Friday is upon us once again. Here are quite a few photos that I haven't gotten around to sharing the last few weeks. My kiddos enjoyin...

Summer is quickly coming to a close. We have a beach day planned for this Friday as our last hoorah of summer. Starting next Monday we offic...

Ok, if this isn't the cutest little boy you've ever seen...

Our crazy week got even crazier than we expected! My last living grandfather passed away on Wednesday after a few days in the hospital battl...

Today my greatest teacher turns 7 years old! This daughter of mine has taught me more about sacrifice, humility, grace, and love than anyone...