Family & Marriage

Our Village

As our time in Minnesota comes to a close, we of course have been reflecting on our many experiences here in Minnesota. I feel our life did a 180 since being out here, in a good way. We came broken, hurt, and childless, with two babies in heaven. Now we leave refreshed, renewed, and with…

Around The Home

Around The Home

I find I am taking fewer and fewer pictures lately, due to long to-do lists and finding things to pack up/clean, but I was able to sneak a few in this week! Can I just say, the warmer weather in Minnesota has been fantastic? I sometimes wonder how in the world we got through the…

God’s Hand, My Heart

Today wasn’t what we expected, but God was never surprised. The past couple of weeks, a few times I have woken up with shortness of breath and a bit wheezy in the morning. I chalked it up to allergies since we had our window open, and the farmers are in the fields. It all made…

Around The Home

Around The Home

Snow? Almost 80 degree weather? Welcome to the midwest! Monday morning we woke up to snow, high winds, and 30 degree temps. Not what we expected for May 1,  but nevertheless, a surprise! The cold weather did not stop us from having fun at Open Rock! This picture says it all – yes, there are…

What Do You Want To Know?

Have you ever wondered something about me? Have you ever wondered what we eat in a given week? What our grocery bill looks like? What we are thinking with regards to kids? What my favorite outfit is? A friend of mine, Jillian at Adding A Burden, recently shared a Q&A post that I so enjoyed…

Resting In My Arms

The past few weeks have been a bit of a new journey for us, though they shouldn’t have come by surprise. As Dan and I have been busy going through our items, taking things off walls we no longer need, purging of toys when Mazy is not around, we thought we were safe. We didn’t…