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It’s fascinating to stare into your process. I think that sometimes our journey wanders around so much it’s easy to miss the growth.   This week my parents changed out a sink at the church where I grew up. When they did, it left a space that needed to be painted. She mentioned it to me because it’s in a bathroom I had painted a million years ago. After I graduated from Auburn, I accidentally took a gap year. Long story for another day, but all of my future plans hit a brick wall. I started a graduate program, but...

Somehow my little boy turned twelve. I’ve basically always been a 12 year old boy. I love the cheesy jokes and laugh WAY too much when somebody toots or trips when they were walking.  The older my kids get the more I like them. So far having a preteen has been endless fun.   This year, we decided to look completely at what Asher loved and plan a party from there. This seems obvious, but if I’m honest, most of my kid’s parties have been just as influenced by impressing the grown ups as reflective of our children’s desires...{thank you...

This week while Selah and I were in a store, the clerk asked her a question. Selah looked away and turned red. The clerk said “oh my you sure are shy!”  I said “no!  She’s a brave girl, aren’t you, Selah?”  The clerk said “well I don’t think that’s true!”  As we walked away I reminded Selah she is in no way required to accept that lady’s opinion.   When Asher was little, he was prone to fear. He would cry a lot and get upset.  We knew the scripture from Proverbs 18:21 “The tongue has the power of life...

Fortune Hole Farms If the name sounds dreamy....that’s because it is...a dream...on its way to becoming true.   Remember the corded bracelets that were oh so the rage several years ago?  When Brett YouTubed it, then quickly made one, Alice said “what about me?  I want a bracelet, too”. They used leather from a craft store. A dreamer and a free spirit , Alice cocked her head, looked at her man still scarred from the surgery that miraculously stopped his brain Aneurism from rupturing and challenged him to make her a purse. So he did. With a needle and thread....

If you've been keeping up with my journal (aka blog) lately...you've hopefully seen my travel adventures which have been both amazing and tragic.  My birthday camping trip--turned soggy rain-fest found us scrambling for things we could do inside.  We originally went to Ellijay, GA for an apple picking festival.  When the rain came in like a wrecking ball, basically every single plan we had was under water (including our tent...)  We grabbed a deck of cards and a game of pick-up-sticks--{remember that game??  It was on clearance, and it's pretty fun actually} and headed off to a highly recommended winery. ...