How I got back up after losing my precious Maxwell.

June 1, 2021.Reading time 15 minutes.

Hey Gorgeous Friends, It’s been a little over two weeks now since I sat on the side of the road telling EMT, “I’m not okay. I’m not okay. I’m not okay. “ 2 weeks since my best bud who followed me everywhere went to heaven. I believe he’s in heaven because our God is able […]

We Lost our Family Dog Last Sunday.

May 23, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

Hi my Gorgeous Friends in Christ, I started this post the morning after our tragedy but couldn’t bear to publish it… I am stronger today and have some news to share.. I pray it glorifies God even through the heartbreak. I am in deep, deeep searing pain. I feel like it’s hard to breathe. It’s […]

Our family ate dinner in our local homeless camp.

May 4, 2021.Reading time 16 minutes.

Good Evening Gorgeous Friends, On Sunday my family, a few close friends, and I spent the afternoon with a group of people our local news recently called, “an eyesore”. Our family has been serving the homeless community just since this Valentine’s Day when my husband and I both had the same idea to bring them […]

My Blog Post from Four Years Ago: Meeting Nia!

April 29, 2021.Reading time 14 minutes.

Good Evening Gorgeous, Today marks 4 years since I wrote this blog post. Four years have passed since I excitedly said yes to an 18 day old baby girl being discharged from the NICU. Four years since I met my daughter on a Friday night. That morning I got up and went to work completely […]

Victory Dance: Baptism through a Mother’s Eyes

April 22, 2021.Reading time 11 minutes.

Sunday was a monumental day for my daughter. She made the decision to follow Christ’s example and be water baptized. I knew the day would be significant. I knew this was a big step in her walk with Christ. I knew it would be emotional…. But I wasn’t expecting my reaction. In my mind, there […]

Road Trippin’ Coast to Coast

March 28, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

I am SOOO excited to share that our family will be venturing across country this summer!! We officially rented a motorhome for 3 weeks and we are ready to explore this beautiful country!!! It was quite a challenge to find a motorhome large enough with unlimited mileage that was in our price range, but we […]

Did he ever tuck you in at night?

March 24, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

Good evening my Gorgeous Friends in Christ, In the very beginnings of this blog space, it was a processing platform for me to work through loss and the reconstruction of my life in Jesus. Now it has evolved to mostly daily devotional writings and sometimes life stories and such mixed in. But tonight will be […]

Our Spring Break in Pictures

March 21, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

Hi Friends, It’s been a wildly busy Spring Break!We played haaaaard, and school resumes tomorrow. Just for fun, I thought I would share our week in pictures. Warning, it was a crazy, busy over the top week! We did ALOT and as I look back over the pictures, I realize not much resting happened. But, […]

A good neighbor is heaven sent! Choosing joy…

March 5, 2021.Reading time 9 minutes.

God knows what He is doing as He sends special people into our lives. I have been very blessed by a new neighbor who is becoming a good friend to my family. She moved in a few months ago, and the kids took to her immediately! They race across the street to visit every chance […]

My baby girl’s first trip to the hair salon!!

February 27, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

Wednesday was a milestone day for Miss Nia! She got her hair braided for the first time at the salon. What a beautiful experience it was!! She was so loved on, so cared for, and she enjoyed every moment of it. Here she is before….. can you tell she is excited to go into the […]