Making it Impossible to Not Think About God
Everyone says it, and generally, I don't like to say what everyone else says (I'm a rebel like that), but man, I can't believe my baby just turned one! It truly feels like just yesterday that we were announcing his arrival into this world. Now, here I sit, reminiscing this last year and praising God for the gift Samuel is to us. To celebrate his birthday, I wanted to have a kicking awesome … [Read more...]
Today, we are enjoying the gift of fellowship and food. Just as the Pilgrims celebrated God's abundant goodness and feasted on his riches during their first harvest, we are doing the same. I pray your family enjoys a day of Thanksgiving. Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving... The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me. ~Psalm 50 By the way, if you’re … [Read more...]
Now that we have enjoyed our Mayflower and Plymouth Dinner, as well as continued adding to our Thankful Tree, we are ready for our third installment of our intentional approach to Thanksgiving. The very first Thanksgiving dinner was not a one day celebration as we celebrate it now. It was over the course a few days, which is why we, as a family, started celebrating on Tuesday with our … [Read more...]
Thinking through how we wanted to celebrate Thanksgiving meant that we had to think about why we celebrate Thanksgiving. Creating a Thankful Tree is only step one to an intentional approach to Thanksgiving. As is my nature, I scoured the shelves of our local library (virtually, mind you), and found this book: Pilgrim Stories by Margaret Pumphrey. I absolutely adored this book. I felt like I … [Read more...]
Every year, all around the country, turkeys come out of the oven stuffed to the brim and millions of pies are baked and served piping hot. I can almost taste my grandmother's homemade pecan pie as I type. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. It always has been. I have great memories of getting together with family, eating good food, and having no other purpose but to fellowship with one … [Read more...]
If you have ever been to our house, then you know that we have a ginormous dog. Maddox "Max" is a Great Dane/Black Lab mix. Most refer to him as a horse, not a dog. It's inevitable for someone to throw out an offhanded question upon meeting Max that goes something like this: Has Samuel ever tried to ride Max? Well, until this past weekend, the answer was always, No, not really. However, … [Read more...]
While exploring Pinterest, I came across an adorable idea for capturing fall memories ... and baby cuteness. As a family, we love creating memories worth remembering. It takes a lot of work, and sometime a trip out to your local pumpkin patch on a frigid, cold Saturday when every other day that week it was 80 degrees, but it's worth it. Particularly worth it with an idea this cute and a red-headed … [Read more...]
Last night, I took a moment to reflect. I took a moment to remember. I took a moment to record. Twenty years from now, I will not remember what happened today. I will not remember what my house looked like. I will not remember what did not get done. I will wonder what were my days like? How did I feel at the end of an ordinary day? Was I happy? Was I content? Did I want for anything? Did I … [Read more...]
A couple of months ago, I shared with you my list of things I wanted to do before I turned 30. I absolutely love having this list. I love even more my husband's commitment to helping me reach my goals. This past weekend was a rainy one in Tennessee. It was the perfect weekend to dance in the rain together as a family, and it was Mark who said, "How about we knock one of those goals off your … [Read more...]
I don't freak out. But I freaked out. This was taken after I checked to be sure he was still breathing. This is not completely accurate to what I walked in on. He was completely buried in the doggie blanket. I had to FIND him! Oh dear ... … [Read more...]
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