“Mommy, Brandon’s getting me wet!” I look at my daughter with disbelieving eyes. “B-b-b-but you’re in the pool,” I stammer. Then I look at my son and half-heartedly reprimand him, “don’t get your sister wet.” I think his 4-year-old eyes are mocking me. I wanted nothing more than to go […]
Monthly Archives: March 2015
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This week’s theme is “Photographer’s Choice”, so I’m sharing a few of my favorite pictures and the stories behind them. The photo above is of my youngest daughter; she taught herself to play the ukelele. I’m so impressed and proud of her – she’s so incredibly talented. I love listening […]
A few days ago, Miss 21 (my daughter) introduced me to Mori Kei. She says this somewhat accurately describes my style. When I looked it up, one of the first things that popped up on my screen was an image of a bird skeleton that had been turned into hair décor. What […]
Think about the worst thing that you’ve ever done. Now, ask God to forgive you. Believe that his son died on the cross and rose again three days later. That bad thing you did? Gone. Forgotten. Just like that. You’ve been made new! In Him, Follow Living Outside […]
“Jazmine’s mom…” I look at the little hand tugging at the hem of my shirt, smile, and respond. For the past 22 years, I’ve been “______’s mom”, “Tony’s wife”, or some variation there of. I will always be their mom and I will always be “Tony’s wife”, but I’m also […]
I had to go to the archives for these pictures because I haven’t been taking very many pictures lately. It’s been cold and rainy, I’ve been lazy busy. Even before I knew about the Rule of Thirds, I noticed that many of my pictures tended to skew towards the left […]
Truth be told, I have a love-hate relationship with this dress. I absolutely adore it because The Hubs picked it out for me. And if you’ve ever met him, you’ll know that he’s a strict black, white, and khaki kinda guy, so picking out a navy dress with multicolored horses on it? […]
Every year, I like to do one thing that scares challenges me. And, for the past few years, it seems that those challenges have involved running {read about my first race here and joining Run for God here}. So, it seems only right that this year, the challenge involves yet […]
Someone is always gonna want Kool-Aid. I leaned against the kitchen counter and stared at the four pairs of eyes looking back at me, tears streaming down their little faces, empty cups being shoved at me. I’d had enough of the crying, the fighting, the wanting, the needing… I wanted […]
It’s still winter around these parts, so I had to get creative with this week’s challenge and use a house plant. One that I haven’t killed. I remember reading many moons ago that you should always have something living in each room, you know, other than yourself and your family. […]
Hi, my name is Daenel and I’m a coffee addict. I started drinking coffee when I was about 10 or 11 years old. My parents used to pastor a church when we lived in Italy, and after service, the church would serve refreshments. One Sunday my parents were taking for~ever […]