They grow up way too quickly! What a gift it has been to raise these six little ones. I love being a mother and all that comes with it....

Happy Easter! I love this holiday to celebrate Jesus Christ's life and resurrection. This beautiful remembrance offers hope and promise...

Every once in a while, it is a blessing to step back from normal life and have a break from it all! It is especially freeing and...

Sometimes I think of my kids as a group, a very special and important group that are so often in my thoughts and at the top of my...

It’s so fun to look back at when we were young and first married. Back when it all started. Here’s to true love! Happy V-day! Show some...

In this crazy time of pandemic, I want to give a shout out to all those teachers and substitute teachers. You are doing an amazing job...

At this beautiful time of year, I hope we can focus on the reason for the season. While thinking upon this precious baby Jesus, may we...

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…Each year the kids deliberate who gets to climb up to help Dad put lights on the roof. It’s...

Thanksgiving is a fun and crazy time at our house! We have each kid sign up for the foods they want to make or help with. We plan out the...

Our Colorado fall has been so gorgeous this year!! With long weeks of beautiful weather and the snow holding off just a little bit...

I hope it was a very Happy Halloween for all! I’m thankful to my husband and kids for always being such good sports

This reminds me of the airline commercials: Wanna get away? I went with my family to Elitch’s to enjoy a hot summer day. We were all...

I love to watch the Olympics! We gather around the tv each night to watch together, to track the medal count, and to see the recaps of...

The pineapple, with its stately shape and happy colors, is a symbol of welcome and friendliness. In the early American colonies it was...

What a blessing it is to raise a family in this wonderful country. It is certainly not without its challenges and tragedies, but I am...

Earlier this summer I went camping in the mountains with my daughter and our church youth group. Getting out into the wide world helps...

Throughout the last 15 months since Covid hit, our church congregation has been split into quarters. Due to restrictions, we have not all...

This is the last week of high school for my senior! Where did the time go? Looking at the change from my little baby to this beautiful...

I left this hopeful message for my family one morning before I went to teach. My husband and kids were doing school and work from home. I...

I love January. It is cold and perhaps a little bare after all the Christmas decorations are down and all the gathering has slowed, but...