Friday, May 15, 2015. I saw this quote on Pinterest the other day and it immediately touched me and made me feel a little sad. A couple of weeks ago when he had a project and a couple of tests going on during the week I could see it getting to him a bit. He said he felt like he was always thinking about stuff he still had to do and worry about. Tuesday, May 5, 2015.

Vintage living in a modern cottage. Sit and visit a spell. Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Remnants of the Past 2015. Only you know what is in your. Heart The failed dreams and. The dreams we abandoned to live. Of our souls we have smothered. Of a roof over our heads, food on the table,. And a bit of leisure. Of us lucky enough to reach middle-age.

Sunday, April 26, 2015. I was determined to get back on track with blogging, but the week flew by and here I am finally getting to at least one post. A few months ago, Little Miss and I were in the car and she said,. Mom, I think I decided what kind of birthday party I want to have. What did you decide? We threw a Princess dress cupcake cake into the mix, but it had Iron Man jewels of course. Friday, March 6, 2015.

Thursday, May 14, 2015. Chalk Paint and Spring Soccer. For Easter the kids got these sidewalk chalk paints. They were messy but fun. Guess who chose the orange? They ended up making a very elaborate track and road system. Albert was throwing around this tiny soccer ball. Beginning in April, the oldest two kids started spring soccer. Sometimes, we were cold. The herd of puppies! I thi.

Wednesday, May 6, 2015. 5 weeks go by? So many happy things in those 2. It was a total blast. I gambled with buying an anchor for surprise gift. I got a car wash. I had to look that one up.

Our two goals for this trip were to eat ice cream everyday and see as many pretty churches as possible. So, on Tuesday, we headed into Silicon Valley to visit two more of the California missions. First up was Mission San Jose, which is deceptively not in the city of San Jose but in Fremont. It was about an hour drive out of the San Francisco. From there, it was an under thirty minute drive to Mission Santa Clara, at the center of Santa Clara University.

Adventures with a Chinese Noodle and her Mei Mei. I love to laugh and love with my family, read, exercise, cook and sew, all the while giving thanks to God for his immeasureable love and faithfulness to me. Wednesday, May 13, 2015. The struggle is REAL! Last week we decided that Mei Mei needed to give up her nap. She was still doing a great job going down mid-day, but at bedtime, there was quite a bit of chatter going on, even an hour after she went to bed. The struggle is real! .

is a substantial amount of coffee. The best place to be while having a good cup of coffee. Thursday, October 25, 2012. Have you ever just had one of those days? Or better yet those weeks? The kind that you just want to say rewind lets do it again? Thursday, October 18, 2012. The colors outside are absolutely beautiful! Thursday, October 11, 2012. Another week in paradise! That boy is awesome! He loves sports and sports love him.

Love the Lord your God, listen to His voice and hold fast to Him, for the Lord is your life! Saturday, May 16, 2015. Here is a photo from one of our first groups. It all began when we mentored the wives of the young couple leaders at church. We had lots of illnesses this year.

Sunday, April 12, 2015. Happy 3rd Birthday Mason! How can it be that you are already 3? Happy Happy Birthday to you Mason! We love you more than words! Links to this post. Thursday, April 9, 2015. Brady definitely inherited my love for basketball! We spent most of the winter cheering on our favorite teams. UNI Panthers, Kansas Jayhawks and many others! We had to get in our UNI gear for some pics the day that they played in the tourney. He had to show off his UNI bracelet. so silly! Links to this post.