November in Alabama…you’re blowing my mind. We had a taste of you two years ago, when we camped in the…
Continue ReadingHarvest Season (a pictoral update)
I have so few words this week. Mostly pictures. We are working like crazy to be good stewards of the…
Continue ReadingAn Interview with Beth Learn of Fit2B Studio
Since finding Fit2B Online fitness studio in January 2013, I’ve been working out more consistently than I ever have in my life….
Continue ReadingWe survived ski season!
I must shout it from the top of some place very high: “I survived ski season!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” I don’t usually blog…
Continue ReadingTinsel, Truth, and a Real Live Manger {How the Kids are Celebrating Advent}
I’m in the mood to give y’all a glimpse of how we’re celebrating Christmas around here with a 2, 4,…
Continue ReadingThe Art of The Family Portrait
First, find a nice background and gather a few props. Insert human into frame to get the focus and settings…
Continue ReadingWhile We Wait for Life to ‘Load’
I watch the blue, pixel stream surge along its banks as my email loads, and remember the days of dial…
Continue ReadingIn which we enjoy our spring bike rides…with a side of milk
I did a crazy thing the other day. We were just getting the bikes hooked up for a family bike…
Continue ReadingOn Top Of the World
Six Years ago today, Jeremy and I tied the knot… (no, I did not scrape my name into…
Continue ReadingLetters From Home, Volume 1
Letters from Home is my new format to stay personally connected with my readers even as I endeavor to fulfill…
Continue ReadingSeth’s Birth Story
So, here, for those of you who’ve asked or wondered, and even for those who haven’t – the first in…
Continue ReadingA Little Birthday
Today we celebrate the day Seth Franklin came to live with us. Pardon me if I cry while I write…
Continue ReadingGo jump in a lake!
If it seems a bit quiet on the blog, it’s ’cause we’re out on the lake and you can’t hear…
Continue ReadingStrawberries, a Wedding, and a Camping Trip
I’m trying to fit in little moments like these in between a very busy month. We’re celebrating a close friend’s…
Continue ReadingBloggers Unite, Part Second: At Toughannock Falls
Last week we had some very special house guests – special for many reasons! They were the first to use…
Continue ReadingPicnic In the Orchard
Whenever I pack them a picnic lunch, Jesse makes a beeline for the pear tree, calling his sister to keep…
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