Sunday evening, around 7:45, we loaded up our car and zipped to the airport. I kid you not when I say we were all buzzing with excitement. We've been praying for Rene for the past 3 weeks and eagerly preparing for his arrival.Let me wax nostalgic for a moment and tell you that I long, LONG, I say, for the days before 9-11...Read More

Not only did Sunday contain a baby shower, it was also the arrival date for our Rwandan student! After the baby shower was cleaned up and Kyle came back with the kids (they went swimming), the kids and I crashed hard. Several hours later, fully rebooted, we all three awoke completely excited about heading to the airport to meet our Rene! Kyle made...Read More

One of my best friends, Emily, is expecting her third child sometime in the next 4 weeks. As any mom of 2 kids knows, by the time your second kid is about to become your middle kid, you are in dire need of some basic baby essentials.Somehow, all your white onesies are grey or spotted with dried baby puke despite your having meticulously...Read More

This is what happens when you fall asleep literally mid-sentence.This is after Mommy has pity on you and repositions you. ...Read More

It isn't often I get to babysit my nieces and nephew, so I always enjoy it when I do. Although my enjoyment is NOTHING compared to how excited Brooklyn and August get. Right now, August is enamored of babies and loves to pat their heads, their faces, and jabber to them very seriously. Avery and he hit it off extremely well."Ow, Avery!"Cheese!This is...Read More

A dinner with the family!A simple salad served in some vintage apple dishes I found at a flea market! Wasn't sure what to do with them, so I have used them for all kinds of different things. Salad, fruit, nuts...Chicken a la Tunisienne (from the French Women Don't Get Fat cookbook).I have the book checked out from the library and am currently working...Read More

Are coming! Just found out that they're getting here Sunday night. Late, actually. Almost past my bedtime...but how super exciting! Brooklyn and August are already pumped about their new buddy! I am washing sheets today, prepping his bedroom. I even used good-smelling fabric softener! And I have the requisite "hygiene" goody basket! Yea! ...Read More

As my CBS Bible study has ended for the summer, I picked up a devotional that my mom gave me for Christmas one year: a Beth Moore 90 devotional on the life of John. I'm only a few days into it, but already God has stirred my heart with new things to think about.Today's lesson in particular rang true with me. If you...Read More

This summer, our little family is stepping outside our comfort zone. A few weeks ago at church, a tiny little blurb in the bulletin jumped out at me and Kyle. I can't remember the words, but I remember my eye zeroing in on the word Rwanda.Rwanda is the word on the wind at our house. Kyle does a lot of work for Bridge2Rwanda...Read More

While it's not officially summer, it feels that way around this house because we are mostly free from our normal obligations. I am consumed by that feeling you probably remember from childhood - the anticipation of a day unplanned, a week unscheduled. The endless possibilities and the delight that affords you!The sheer luxury of an open schedule is almost as delicious as the...Read More