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Christmas 2016

Christmas 2016

Such a Christmas. We celebrated similarly to how we’ve done it the last few years. Pared down our giving (and asking) and were very intentional about how we spent our time together all December long. And the best part? This little one. Home and celebrating Christmas. Her very first. And despite a tentative beginning, she caught on pretty quickly. And… Read More

12.31.16 · Asher, celebrations, Clementine, Dalton, Isabelle, Jude, Magnolia, Poppy, Shepherd, Sophie, Tallula, Victoria, Vivienne, Zach

the zoo, church buses and an answer to prayer

the zoo, church buses and an answer to prayer

We are a family of 15. We don’t go all the places we used to. For the last few years we’ve been taking two cars most places because we outgrew the old Sprinter a few kiddos back. We began praying over a solution as a family, and I asked for prayer from my prayer partners as well, knowing God could… Read More

12.23.16 · Asher, big o' family, Clementine, Dalton, Isabelle, Jude, Magnolia, my faith, Poppy, Shepherd, Sophie, Tallula, Victoria, Vivienne

giving thanks

giving thanks

I have always loved Thanksgiving. Gathering family from near and far around the table to enjoy the yummiest food of the year. And celebrating all the good things while tracing them all back to His hand. This year we had some especially good stuff to celebrate. Six months home with Magnolia. In that short time we’ve witnessed her receiving and… Read More

12.20.16 · Asher, celebrations, Clementine, Dalton, family, Isabelle, Jude, Magnolia, Poppy, Shepherd, Tallula, Victoria, Vivienne

Halloween 2016

Halloween 2016

We love tradition. And we especially love traditions around holidays as a way to kindle memory-making for our children, and to just plain make things fun. Halloween, however, is one holiday that has been challenging. I have great memories of Halloween as a kid – sooo, as much candy as I can carry, I just have to put on a… Read More

11.03.16 · celebrations, Clementine, Isabelle, Jude, Magnolia, Poppy, Shepherd, Sophie, Tallula, Victoria, Vivienne

Catching up.

Catching up.

About a year ago, give or take a few days, I did one big catch up post. A whopper of a post that covered the end of one school year and the beginning of another because, well… life. And this year is even crazier than last year. With the addition of our constantly curious Magnolia, spare time is hard to… Read More

10.24.16 · Asher, Clementine, Dalton, homeschool, Isabelle, Jude, kids, Magnolia, Poppy, Shepherd, Sophie, Tallula, Vivienne

to China for Clementine – my favorites: silks

to China for Clementine – my favorites: silks

Here we go, finally getting to the end (the end!) of editing and cataloguing my favorite pictures from our time in China with Clementine. No, not Magnolia… Clementine. I’m just going to get this out there, y’all. This little corner of cyberspace has been sorely neglected. Lots of things have resulted in this sad state of affairs: homeschooling nine, a… Read More

09.22.16 · Clementine, my favorites, Sophie, To China for Clementine

To China for Magnolia: Pedestrian Street

To China for Magnolia: Pedestrian Street

It was just over a year and a half ago that we stood in this same place – Clementine and I. I wasn’t able to put her down because, even though she was 19 months old, she could not walk. She could not stand. She could not crawl. And even if I could have put her down physically, I could… Read More

07.14.16 · China, Clementine, Magnolia, To China for Magnolia

To China for Magnolia: the Zoo

To China for Magnolia: the Zoo

Y’all. It is so good to be home. And one reason (albeit a teeny tiny one compared to being able to squeeze my babies at any given moment and sleep in my own admittedly crowded bed) is this: The interwebs. There is no VPN required, no wireless kicking on and off, no overloaded data plan, no upload errors, no timing… Read More

05.29.16 · Asher, Clementine, Dalton, Magnolia, To China for Magnolia

To China for Magnolia: Time

To China for Magnolia: Time

36 hours from now we will be leaving this place. So many pictures I want to share, so many words I want to write. But that all takes time. Time I really don’t have right now. Because mama is busy. Yes, I have lots of help when it comes to bubble-blowing, carrying groceries and giving wild piggy-back rides up and… Read More

05.18.16 · Clementine, Magnolia, To China for Magnolia

To China for Magnolia: the Park

To China for Magnolia: the Park

We had the option of going to visit a Buddhist temple or hanging out on Shamian Island for the afternoon. One guess which we chose. My boys have such fond memories of this place as Asher and I stayed on the island when we traveled for Vivienne and Dalton and I stayed here when we traveled for Tallula. Many ice… Read More

05.14.16 · Clementine, Magnolia, To China for Magnolia

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I'm Stefanie. Wife to one, mom to 13. Occasional blogger and t-shirt maker. Wannabe photographer and exerciser. Constant grace-needer and orphan advocator. more
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magnolia - 2016
clementine - 2014
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penelope - 2011
vivienne - 2010
shepherd - 2008
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