In strength they stepped forward. Four in number but one in unison knowing full well the power of hand in hand. With one another they had courage and capacity, grace and love. The last golden strands of light lingered alongside the water. They caught the reflection and danced around their family. Two boys, mom and […]

A mother’s love sees each tiny spirit entrusted to her. She’s looks with intent at their hearts, their gifts, their unique viewpoints to the giant world they are learning and with compassion and a gentle hand she guides them. She understands their feelings before they’re expressed.She pours out and over and beyond herself to be […]

It’s a beautiful thing when blankets of white fall to softly meet the warm beams from the sun. And the juxtaposition of the unique combination together form a thousand glittering crystals. And it was there, in the very middle of that scene, that their day began. Her dark hair tucked and twisted and accented by […]

Moments pass on.Quietly.Most of the time in a breath.A serene stillness that sweeps by ushering time forward. The solution is here.Before you. Now. It’s lifting your gaze to what’s beside you.Around you.At your feet and in your heart. It’s drinking in the rhythms of everyday.The laughter.The joy.The bows and twirls and tippy toes. One moment […]

It’s a wonderful thing, you know, finding that one person. The one who gets you.Who compliments your character and inspires your dreams. A rare thing indeed to find someone who will champion you.Love you.Encourage you.Reassure, console and inspire you. Plans change.They don’t. Life presents unknowns and all the things you could never have seen or […]

Near and far.Next to and not as close. Yet no matter where they land or who the grow to become–one thing remains. They’re family. Family by birth.Family by marriage.Family by numbers added in the smallest, biggest bundle of joy. Through life, through change, through things that year by year remain the same. They’re family.Now.Always.Each day […]

Over the last two years I’ve experienced a depth of abundant blessing in sharing our journey with you. I’ve seen God weave people (and their stories) into our own in such personal ways and with a richness I believe wouldn’t be there if vulnerability wasn’t present first.  Don’t get me wrong, I believe there’s a […]

There was this tenderness. This gentle way he looked at her. A kindness in his eyes that echoed in his actions. A soft touch.A knowing smile.A simple action. She encompassed beauty.With artistry and style and ease. The creamy glow of November’s fading light tumbled down her shoulders and faded carelessly into the golden grass. Nature […]

No matter age or time or distance–No matter separation or space or span. No matter the change of season–Or change in the world. No matter the familiar, planned or unknown. No matter the achieving or attaining, the executing or accomplishing. No matter at all.Forever family they’ll be.

Four precious eyes of two precious girls always watching.Looking to their mom, to their dad.Every day observing their words, modeling their actions. And it’s in those everyday, ordinary moments they’ll learn love. They’ll learn the selfless acts and humility it takes to care for a family.They’ll learn grace and strength and daily rhythms. While watching […]