You’re one today my sweet baby boy! In honor of you being a whole year earth-side, I thought I’d finally take the time to sit down and write about your birth story. All of you kids have been due on the 10th of whatever month, so I knew that your due date was my birthday…
Our COVID Experience
I’ve debated posting about this for months now because of the political nature of this topic. After talking to some people closest to me, I’ve decided to just share what we as a family went through in an attempt to help someone through our experience. With that being said, I don’t want to get into…
Elderberry Syrup
As we approach the fall and winter seasons, I’m reminded of how boosting my children’s immune systems is so important. Homemade elderberry vitamins is one of the main ways we do that! I know I’ve posted about the kids’ gummy vitamins in the past, but this is the base of them, before you add in…
Sugar Free Homemade Apple Pie
As I mentioned in my last post about our first few weeks of homeschooling, we studied apples with the kid’s first unit. To celebrate finishing their two weeks of study, we made a homemade apple pie! If you don’t know, we have a rule in our family that until the kids are 3 years old,…
Our First Two Weeks of Pre-K
I can’t believe I’m even writing about this because it doesn’t seem real – how are my babies now ready for pre-school?!? I was scrolling through my old instagram posts trying to find a picture of Nora as a newborn and I told Zach that it takes so long to get back to those pictures….
To The Tired Parents – Discipleship Is Worth The Cost
I’m 31 weeks pregnant, with a two year old, and a one year old already at home. Depending on when Owen makes his debut, we may have three under three in the house. We moved back home to Tennessee in February and have been in the intensive process of remodeling the home we purchased here…
Overflowing Heart
I was sitting in the sunshine on a picnic blanket watching my kids run and squeal in the open field before me. I realized I couldn’t stop smiling and my heart felt so full that it could burst. It was such a simple moment, but I found myself on the verge of tears as I…
New Year, New Home
Things have been happening so fast, it’s been hard to find the time to process, much less write about them. At the beginning of January, Zach was offered a job with Fountain City Church in Knoxville, TN. We had the privilege of visiting the church at the end of the year. We were able to…
Ningxia Red Gummies
Today a sweet friend came over with her kids and we whipped up some healthy, immune boosting gummies! I purchased these adorable silicone gummy bears/dinosaurs off Amazon and loved how cute they were. These were a huge hit with the kids! They taste like sweettarts but they don’t have anything bad in them and because…
Potty Training With Nora Kate
During the shelter-in-place we decided to potty train. I know, we are crazy. Believe me, we understood that before we began this process, not fully, but we knew we would very soon. I have read numerous books on potty training (I’m not just saying that, I literally checked out every book our library had on…
Grace & Valor 