A very dear friend of mine has been through more heartache than anyone should. She endured four+ years of infertility, carried a baby to term, only to lose the baby in the first two months of life, due to a rare heart condition. Not a day goes by that she doesn't think of her precious …
It's Spring! Welcome beautiful flowers, green grass, new life, and soon, fresh vegetables and fruits from the garden. But Spring also means Storm Season. Here in Texas, we heard thunder and rain all night long. Thankfully it was just a thunderstorm for us, but in other areas of the storm, tornadoes and hail caused destruction. …
A few years ago, we had been married for two years and were still sitting on hand me down furniture. We both had a job and were expecting our first baby. We also had a house dog, who loved to curl up on the couch and bring dust and pollen inside, so we wanted new …
Do you have expired or unused medications that you need to dispose of? Well, DO NOT flush them! I had never thought about it before, but there's no telling what we have in our water supply these days. Sure, there are ways to make the water safe for drinking, but you gotta think that there …
We had a great Christmas Eve at Grandma's and then Christmas Day here at home. The boys got to wear their jammies to church and we had a great lunch with some great friends! Here's hoping that you and yours had and continue to have an awesome holiday! The cousins (minus sleeping Baby D) …
You may have noticed that things were quiet on the blog this weekend. Then again, maybe you didn't, because it's a crazy hectic time of year! All of us except for Daddy had the stomach bug towards the end of last week, and then got well just in time to head to my side of …
This was our family about this time last year.... This was at a Christmas party at the children's home. Look how huge I was! The Captain didn't know how much his life was about to change! But it has been THE most awesome experience for all of us. The boys love each other VERY …
Back story: My husband is a youth minister at a small-ish church in Texas. Baby D is usually the only one in his Bible class, which is 0-2. Captain Fussybuckets is the next youngest in his class by a couple of years. We need more little kids, but that's beside the point! So, I go …