when east meets south
It was noisy. It was chaotic. It was wonderful. And the best part? Having this little one home. Be still my heart. To have her here, with us this year, was the greatest gift we could have ever imagined. But the kids wanted toys, too For some crazy reason. Tallula got a Frozen snuggle-thing. Whose one-size-fits-all sizing is evidently for… Read More
So what does a mama do, when she should be packing for China? She ventures into the fall-colored woods with her kiddos and takes pictures of their sweet faces. Because she’s gonna miss ’em. Crazy to me that I’ll be leaving in a little over 24 hours. And I’ll be away for 2 whole weeks. Away from all these shiny… Read More
Today is Orphan Sunday. We watched a video in church that was created to celebrate all the children who have come home to families in our church through adoption. Some from Ethiopia. South Korea. Alabama. And a few especially adorable ones from China that, when their faces flashed across the screen, might have made me tear up a little. Especially… Read More
Wow. Just wow. It’s been four days since our fundraiser ended and I’m still basically speechless. Over 700 people gave. Over $36,000 was raised. And over 1500 Found shirts will be printed and worn – God’s people carrying His Word on their back on behalf of one little girl, halfway around the world. Speechless. So I thought pictures might better… Read More
We went to the Lifeline family reunion yesterday at Veteran’s Park. And I brought my camera along. But, let’s just say, I ended up doing a whole lot more talking than picture taking. And I came home without a single shot. But the day wasn’t over yet. I was standing in the kitchen watching the girls furiously coloring the cup… Read More
I shared a post similar to this a little over a year ago, with all our curriculum choices for the year. And I posted a follow-up at the end of the year, with our thoughts on all of Dalton and Asher’s curriculum. (Thoughts on Isabelle’s 3rd grade curriculum choices is here.) Let’s just say, we didn’t end the year the… Read More
A few days ago I posted about the “school kids” and their last day of school. Today I’m following up with the littlest three. And then I’ll cover the “homeschool kids”. Slow and steady. …………………….. First is our littlest peanut, Tallula. Tallula is 39″ and 33 pounds. That means she has grown 2 inches and gained one pound since I… Read More
I’m not much of a scheduler, organizer or list-maker. You could say I’m about as far from a Type A as possible. If there’s anything past a Type B, I’m it. But some things happen in the same way, most every day, whether I intend to or not. Like eating. Evidently, these crazies want to eat just about the same… Read More
Last Saturday the high was 86. Officially one degree higher than 85. The temperature it had to be. When we bought it – the long-awaited, blow-up, backyard pool paradise – it was just barely March. Way too cold to even consider breaking out anything that had to do with water and outdoors. So I set a minimum temperature of 85… Read More