Countdown to Christmas: 14 days….. Gratitude through Tears

December 12, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

Good Morning Gorgeous, It’s a brand new day. A fresh new start. A new day to rise and mine for treasure. Precious metals and stones are often found under rubble, buried under the dirt, deep underground, and so covered in dirt that they don’t even look like a precious stone. From this picture, we can […]

Sea, Salt, and Sand Therapy

November 22, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

Good Evening Gorgeous Friends, Today kicks off our Thanksgiving Break. We are off until November 30th. The kids and I have been looking forward to this break and time to play. This past week was a tough one for me. I opened up with my friends during our blogger chat today about the struggle I […]

A letter to my daughter on the anniversary of her adoption.

November 18, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

Today, marks 3 years since the judge signed and sealed my youngest daughter legally and permanently into my care as her mother. I looked through the pictures from that day and all the feelings came rushing back. I saw the Hands of God move in that season. The adoption process is the most challenging journey […]

My Unexpected Vacation- Why I won’t be reporting for work next week….

November 7, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

6:15 pm, right in the middle of the final preparations for our Monday evening bible study, and the phone rings. I look at the number, and recognize it immediately as my daughter’s daycare. “Why would they be calling me in the evening?” I thought as I answered the call. “Hello. We have some bad news…..” […]

Dating my children: Miss Nia’s date

October 22, 2020.Reading time 8 minutes.

My Gorgeous Friends in Christ, Do you have special traditions with your children? One of ours is date days. With five kiddos in the house, almost everything from what to watch on tv to what we will eat after church on Sunday is up for negotiation and compromise. The kids have to make alot of […]

Taco Trucks and Torrential Rain

October 10, 2020.Reading time 8 minutes.

“Whatcha thinking for dinner?” This was the topic of conversation between Chuck and I about 4:30pm on Friday afternoon. I told him that I was up for almost anything, but didn’t want to wait until 7pm to eat. Which was a strange comment because we rarely eat that late anyway…. Our Friday night meal requirement […]

Puppy Update: Our Goldendoodle at 4 months

September 25, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

It’s been 2 months since we brought Maxwell home, and it has been a wild few months. Here are 10 random thoughts on owning a goldendoodle pup! 1. Our home has become baby proof again out of necessity. 2. He finds the strangest things to play with even though he has a monthly pup box […]

Reveling in God’s goodness!

September 7, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

About a month ago, our family dressed up on a Friday afternoon and headed to a nature park to meet up with our favorite photographer. (Well our only photographer.) We met her three years ago to have family pics taken when Nia was a newborn, and that beach photo session became my testimony because hours […]

1st Day of School!

September 1, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

I wanted to say thank you for your prayers and well wishes yesterday. Our kids had an excellent first day! My kids came home from school beaming, literally beaming. Brycen said, “I love my teacher. She has a sweet voice. I was a good boy and I made good choices mommy.” Bentley said, “I had […]

Looking for a church in Cape Coral?

August 23, 2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

Hi Friends! I wanted to share our experience visiting a new church here in Cape Coral. It can be intimidating visiting a new church for the first time, so I thought I would share everything you can expect if you visit FaithGeneration in Cape Coral, Fl. Our home church is LifeChurch, and I cannot express […]