Written in 2013Sawyer is our youngest son. He is five now.He has all of his father's 'go getter' attitude with his mothers creative switchboard. He is not an easy one to figure out. A very unique litt...  Read More

I have a magnet that says this: 'Remember, we are a nice, normal family.'I love that magnet because it speaks truth for all of us! How many of us pretend we have no problems when we are around others?...  Read More

Wrapping my mind around the possibility that God sees all sin the same is a horribly, hard, and frustrating task. I say Possibility because, humans are the ones trying to make sense of how God sees us...  Read More

There is probably a proper name for the 'old' fashioned rake. The kind of rakes that are metal and its teeth are always set to the ground. The rake that are horrible to use on a lawn because it chews ...  Read More

Trapped inside, forced to hideThe grey is overwhelmingThe wet never ends, sun rarely begins and mold has found its heavenBeauty in green, a beautiful sceneThe rewards of the never ceasing rainThe ocea...  Read More

Someone once said; "Attempt something so great that it is doomed to fail unless God is in it!"That is really scary and exciting at the same time. Attempting to do something that is bigger than me? How...  Read More

 Chris and I were given a little book from an older lady years ago.She said that we were to write in it all the cute things our kids said and did, because, while we always say we will remember, we don...  Read More

Plants, rocks, and skin do not really mesh..Or do they?I was just thinking about why I personally enjoy being in the outdoors and walking amongst the swaying trees of a forest thick with lush green fe...  Read More

Do you know what I learned from my grandmothers?Nothing.Not one single thing. Except for maybe the fact that they stayed with their husbands till death, and I had a handwritten note from one before my...  Read More

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The peacefulness of a sleeping human is unlike anything else.You know they aren't dead but they aren't really in the realm of where we are standing either. Often times I like to double check everyone ...  Read More

"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened"-Anatole FranceMy family had pets growing up. I'm not so sure that mom could have done without them. She didn't have too many an...  Read More