Seven years ago

It was 5 minutes to 2 p.m. that I was anxiously awaiting walking down the aisle to my soon-to-be husband. I had no doubt in my mind he was the one I was to spend the rest of my life with.

We had a beautiful wedding surrounded by people we love. I cherish the photos with Lucas' dad marrying us, and our best friends looking on.

The wedding party took a ride on Molly the Trolly over to the reception place at Wilderness Ridge.

Seven years later and I'm so thankful for how our family has grown, and for where our family is headed. I love you, Lucas, with all of my heart.

"For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name. I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through his Spirit, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love. I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God."
Ephesians 3:14-19

Grab a comfy seat :: It's gonna be a long one

Don't pass out. Yes, I'm finally writing a post. In my defense, I have some good reasons for my absence in the blogging world. I've had some health issues I've been battling lately, and while I'm still seeing doctors and doing research of my own, I'm so thankful to be back at it and feeling a little bit more like myself again!

Lots of changes have been happening over the last month and a half (has it really been Easter since the last time I blogged???)

:: we put down wood flooring throughout our downstairs and tiled all of the bathrooms and laundry room. Lovin' it! Still need to take a picture to share.

:: I'm transitioning to a vegan diet. Yep. I need all of the prayer I can get on this one, but our hope is that my health will flourish because of it.

:: I finally made homemade laundry detergent. Super easy.


:: little Miss has one tooth.


:: little Miss has two teeth.


:: we've reached the baby food stage. She doesn't quite get the eating part just yet, which makes a frustrating time for mommy and daddy. I don't ever remember wearing the food after feeding N when he was a baby, but with this little girl I end up with it all over me.


:: it's hot here. What do you do when your child wants to play outside and it's about to reach boiling point? Send him out with a spray bottle.


:: we created "the spot." With it being SOOO hot outside here, N has very limited time to go outdoors. When it is deemed cool enough, he gravitates toward his spot. Perfectly shaded and a great place to just chill and do your thing. I'm beginning to think I need a spot...

Oh, and the hose nozzle in his hand serves as his microphone. All of the neighbors get to hear his daytime show.

:: M loves to play with her little piggies.


:: something about sibling love. A little push here, a little shove there. Would you ever guess she is the one who starts it all?


Don't worry...they usually end up like this. They luuurve each other.


:: can you believe this sweet girl is almost 7 months old?


:: she hit the 18 pound mark a couple of weeks ago.

:: her FAVORITE song is Jesus Loves Me. Her face lights up every time you sing it.

:: she has the same amount of hair that N does.

:: my big baby boy is creating all sorts of new parenting challenges for us. We're working on lots of new things.


:: his favorite song to request is "Jingle Bells." My husband is to thank for this.

:: after much heartfelt searching, praying, and seeking wisdom of others, we've decided to fully commit ourselves to giving homeschool a go. What a huge leap of faith but we're oh so excited for the rewards we believe it will reap for our family. While N isn't quite school age yet, it was important to make this decision now since it will impact conventions and conferences we will go to this next year to prepare. I'm starting to get my feet wet with some pre-school lessons this summer. I'll let you know how it goes!

Sigh. It's amazing when I look back at all of the changes just within a little over a month's time. New challenges to face and new adventures to begin. So grateful we get to do them all as a family.