when east meets south
Since the move, the attendance at our little homeschool has doubled. Welcome to our newest student, Dalton. I’d been worried that adding Dalton to the mix would double (or even worse) the homeschooling chaos around here. Asher and I both share a bit of a laissez faire mentality and occasionally frequently lack of organization and chaos can rule. And Dalton… Read More
I woke up this morning wondering what I was going to post for my Sunday Snapshot. Because there is so much going on. But so little to show for it. At least for the time being. And then I walked into my kitchen and it dawned on me. My kitchen counter is a microcosm of my life right now. Basically… Read More
My mom is still here. Praise the Lord. And my sister came to help, too. It has been good. Good, that is, for painting, organizing and getting a house put together. But not so good for taking pictures, blogging and life in general. I have some pictures of a special celebration I hope to edit and share soon, but until… Read More
One of the hardest Sunday Snapshots I’ve ever had to do. But I wanted to capture her, just as she is, at the very end. Most of my kids are too young to remember her much beyond a cranky, old, bad-breathed dog. And for that, my heart breaks. Because she truly is so much more. Under all that hair and… Read More
We went to Saturday night church – got home at 9:30. Just got the kids into their jammies and into bed. And we’re all, sadly, going to lose an hour of sleep tonight. So I am going to bed. If you’re ready to play along this week, be sure to visit here for the full scoop. To link up this… Read More
She was the subject of my very first Sunday Snapshot. Over three years ago. And today seemed a perfect day to do it again. Because there is much to celebrate. Isabelle’s teacher called me on Friday. With some news. Evidently, Isabelle’s reading level was recently tested. At the end of the year last year, Isabelle was reading at a level… Read More
When Poppy and Tallula scored their princess dresses the other day, Vivienne was left out. Poppy snagged the Rapunzel and Tallula wanted the Cinderella. And that was the end of dresses of the princess variety. So we had to get creative. We paraded every dress-up dress in the place in front of her. Dora. Tinkerbell. Only a princess dress would… Read More
We’ve made some sweet friends since we moved here. Which is going to make leaving here way harder than it already is. Andy and Sheryl came over for dinner with their little one the other day. Lucy is just a month younger than Tallula, and she is as spunky as she is adorable. As soon as she spotted Poet out… Read More
Jude just turned 7. I’m still in denial about it. Jude, on the other hand, is not. He could not wait to celebrate his big day. Open his presents. Eat at Chick-fil-A. And just, well… be one year closer to a grown up. Happy 7th Birthday, big boy. I guess you getting bigger just means more of you to love…. Read More
Y’all did such a great job trying to guess what Chris’ new job is. And I now have the green light to share. Soooooo, y’all ready? Chris will be Manager of International Programs at Lifeline. Yep, that Lifeline. My hardworking, orphan-loving man will get to use his time, talent and resources to help the fatherless around the world. We are… Read More