this guy

I am so very grateful for this man. He loves me. He appreciates all I do and all I am. At the same time, he loves me when I have nothing left to give and I don’t know who I am anymore. He loves our girls. He knows each girl and loves them deeply. He […]

zoo day

We had friends gift us a year long LA Zoo membership. We are so grateful. We have been wanting one for sometime but it hasn’t been in the budget. We went today and it was glorious! They have done some renovation since we last came. The grounds are beautiful. Today I am thankful for generous […]

lessons learned

Well, I have missed the last three days. I have been so busy, I haven’t had time to pick up my camera or sit at the computer to blog. Finding gratitude has still been my heart’s goal each day. I think I have started to notice a link between gratitude and grace. The more I […]

my little sickie

My little one is still sick. I am thankful I can stay home with her and take care of her. I am thankful that we have access to doctors and medication. I am thankful that we homeschool and that she isn’t missing a ton of school. Yep, I am the mean mom […]

making me new

All day I have had this song in my head. As I started cleaning up from the day I saw my new tomato plants growing in my windowsill. They seemed to hold what my heart is daring to hold today. So thankful for beautiful things made out of us. So thankful I am […]

Grace is free sovereign favor to the ill-deserving. ~Benjamin B. Warfield

While on my run this morning, my phone fell out of my pocket. I didn’t notice that it was gone until we got home. We retraced our steps… twice. We tried calling the phone and texting the phone… but someone had found it and turned it off. They also turned off the location services, so […]

letting it all go

Sammy coughed all night long. I don’t care how old my kids are, I can’t sleep when they aren’t feeling well. When morning came, I knew I had to cancel two meetings I had today. There was no way I could have left her to herself. As our slow and quiet morning went on, this […]