If you read my blog or know me in real life, you know that I’m rather…oh, what’s the word? Excitable? Energetic? Psycho? Any of those will do. In 2006, while several months pregnant with my fourth child and during a rather stressful time in our ministry, I developed a heart flutter. I told my doctor …
Here is a photo of Terry doing a major re-model on our master bathroom in 2007 when we lived in Burnet, Texas. It was a big job, and one which we didn’t have quite enough money to do right (it was a parsonage). In the end, we weren’t too happy with it. I believe the …
Hello, my friends! I’m excited to say that my family and I have lived in Lawton for three months today! It feels so good to have one quarter of year under our belts. We are feeling more at home each day. I no longer turn around in circles in the kitchen trying to find the …
We are home now and I have so many things to post! I’m not sure when I’ll be able to get the hundreds of photos I took on our trip uploaded to my computer, edited and posted here, but I hope you’ll be around when I do. We arrived home on Independence Day and enjoyed …
Summer is upon us! We have been busy closing on our home, unpacking and organizing. The kids are involved in our library’s summer reading program and Lauren is a teen volunteer there. She is loving it! I’m trying to get adjusted to our new town. So far, I’ve gotten lost twice. I’ve learned that even …
I might have sat in the recliner on a cold night in Kansas, or on the porch swing one humid night in Arkansas, and dreamed about having my own home. I hate to admit it, but when we lived in parsonages, I sometimes sighed when a layman had to enter “our” yard and go into …
Hello! This is my first post from our new house! Yes, praise the Lord, we have arrived safely at our home in Lawton, Oklahoma! It was a full day on Wednesday, April 24, as we loaded the truck and drove about seven hours to our new town. We were met by some folks from our …
For quite a while, my husband has felt that the Lord had been leading us to leave our ministry here. Yes, it’s been difficult in ways which I cannot fully describe. But, difficult circumstances exist everywhere, in every type of life, ministry or otherwise. “Difficult” doesn’t mean “wrong”, nor does it mean “quit”. So, even …
Last week, we received a wonderful surprise box from my sister-in-law in Missouri! It had several headbands for the girls and some jewelry, lotion and perfume for me. (She also kindly included $5 for each of the boys!) It just made our day and I wanted to share the photos of our happy kiddos. She …
It’s hard to believe that another week is almost over! We’ve been busy with school, and I’ve been back to my podiatrist about my torn tendon. The doctor has given me strong pain medication (which, thankfully, I don’t need right now) and has said I must continue to wear the “boot” at night. He said …
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