This Sunday we celebrated Mother’s Day. We also celebrated our Abbey’s birthday! Her birthday doesn’t always land on Mother’s Day but this year it happened to once again, and what
When Abbey was little and still taking naps, she used to love for me to read her stories before drifting off to sleep. We’d read stories like, “If You Give
Abbey loves to sit in church service on Sundays. She loves to greet the people as they come in and to listen to the music (though it’s often too loud
I’ve had pain in my right hip for almost two years now. It started several months into the lockdown when everyone, including us, found themselves walking wherever they could, just
What Is Hope? What is hope? Webster’s Dictionary defines hope as, “a desire accompanied by expectation of or belief in fulfillment.” But what happens when we don’t find our desire
I was knee deep in dealing with the week’s dirty laundry. Somehow our laundry bins always seem to end up overflowing into a mound of messy clothes on the floor.
That morning Abbey was extra chatty. Our family affectionately calls this “firing on all cylinders”. We were on a break from school, and so we were able to enjoy one
Yes, we are getting a dog. We are finally getting a dog! It all started around 12 years ago. Actually, it started with my childhood. We lived on a half-acre
It was so comical that Eric and I couldn’t help but laugh out loud. We love our Abbey girl. She is so adorable in the way that she always tells
If there is one constant in life it is change. If you’re like me, a natural born planner, this can be a difficult pill to swallow. Life just never seems
