Today I started the part of my sabbatical that includes manual labor. Nothing gets me more in touch with myself and God than being outside…digging in the dirt. I can’t explain it. It truly is my happy place – well, there or being on some body of water {preferably a lake}, but you get it. It’s…
Today I start my sabbatical. A sabbatical, by definition, is a period of paid leave granted to a college teacher for study or travel, traditionally every seventh year. I am not a college teacher. {And your kids are lucky for that.} While there might be some studying {might? there WILL} and some travel {an airplane…
I was REALLY happy to hear in the news yesterday that quality is better than quantity – especially in regards to {working} moms and their kids. Andrew and I try extremely hard to spend really good, meaningful, quality time with our kids in the evenings and weekends {especially on the weekends!}. This past weekend, like most, was…
As promised from yesterday’s post about Celebrating Baby Brynn, I am sharing about my glitter heart garland. Months ago when I told Dana I wanted to throw her a shower, I started planning out the color scheme. I quickly came to the conclusion that it had to be pink and there had to be…
For weeks I planned and prepared for Dana’s baby shower – celebrating the coming of Baby Brynn! Here are some pics of her shower: A special “Thank-you” to Dana’s sweet friends who were able to come and make her day so special. I would also like to thank Momma Lucas for taking pictures…
This Saturday I have the joy and privilege of throwing a baby shower for our dear friend, Dana. She’s having a baby girl in about a month {eeeeeek!} and we are beyond excited for both her and her husband {they’re both in for a life changer!!} When they first told us they were pregnant –…
I meant to post this last night, when it was actually St. Patrick’s day, but alas, my child(ren) had other plans for me 🙂 Like many places, Saturday was our St. Patrick’s {St. Pat’s} festival in downtown Columbia. Well, the 5 Points area. Andrew and I closely watched the weather Thursday and Friday, and had…
