A Countdown about the Last Day of our Camping Vacation One broken down van. Two hours waiting for the tow truck. Four beds at the Alpine Continue Reading
To My Daughter on Her 18th Birthday
A letter to my daughter on her 18th birthday. To My Daughter on Her 18th Birthday Rebekah Elaine Born June 5, 1996 Some gifts only God can Continue Reading
Will You Improve Your Decision Making?
Each day you face hundreds of decisions. Some decisions are easy. White shirt or purple? Sandwich or yogurt? Other decisions are much harder. Which Continue Reading
For the Mom at the Slide: When Parenting is Frighteningly Hard
It's a Friday evening and I am at the elementary school carnival with Josiah, Paul, and Zack. It's unusually cold even for Colorado in the Spring. Continue Reading
I Offer What I Have
I sang for a funeral recently. I’m not the best singer you'll hear. I don’t say this to garner compliments or with false modesty. I’m decent enough Continue Reading
“Have Fun Storming the Castle!”
I spent one summer of my high school years with good friends watching the 1987 movie The Princess Bride over and over. I've passed the torch on to Continue Reading
Why I Won’t Give Up on Mother’s Day
Here's why I won't give up on Mother's Day. Giving Up Mother's Day There is a movement in recent years to do away with celebrating Mother's Continue Reading
Ways I Organize a Big Family
"How do you do it all?" People ask me this question often about how I balance the needs of a bigger family (5 kids, 2 adults) in today's modern Continue Reading
How To Get Through a Family Portrait Session
How To Get Through a Family Portrait SessionMy Facebook post that morning: Family photo tonight. Five children and four adults. May God bless the Continue Reading
