.....has been working hard! We are close to publication! Soon, What Led Me To You will be available on amazon.com and a few other places!...

Look what came in the mail today! Last month I found out that I made the top 15 finalists for the Deep River Book's Writer's...

My sweet girl wanted a pony tail this week. Bath time went great, her hair has been staying soft and untangled for the most part. This w...

Traveling with littles. Going to the doctor with our group can be a huge adventure! :) The picture below is six of my kiddos while my o...

So I love a good organized system. I have lived and learned, the hard way sometimes, how to get rid of  unnecessary chaos. Below are some...

For a while you can call the kids, Dahlin-07. (My husband is proud of his play on 007) Almost two weeks ago we had two new foster kids ...

Here are more of our hair care adventures….I hope you enjoy and get inspired! This is our finished style for week #2 

We have two new foster kiddos with us for a while, long story, and when I am finishing digesting it, I will post about it. I promise. :) B...

Here we are another year later celebrating two of my daughter's birthdays. :) This year they asked for an art themed party. It was a hug...

Lately I have been feeling like that new mom who wants to shout about every little thing their child does! Because my youngest son, t...

Attitude. I am constantly running to that place, that dreaded place where I hear words spill out of my mouth and regret what I said in an...

Life has been so busy and I have been working so much on my book that I haven't made time for any DIY projects.  They make my heart so ...

I am a very reflective person at heart. So, you can imagine my excitement when the whole world joins me for a bit of insight on life. ...

We have had a busy, super fun, month! I have been looking forward to Christmas for a long time! Maybe it is all of the fun family time. B...

My daughter turned 6 this month and for once we had a perfect theme for her December birthday! I was able to find a ton of snowflake decor...

We have had a bit of a slow start with all of our Christmas fun this year. So I was really excited to kick off our vacation with our first e...

This post is a little late... but here are some fun pictures from our Thanksgiving. We hosted this year and had a great time putting it all ...

I am so excited about this make over I can hardly stand it!  I have been day dreaming about a solution to our closet mess for quite a whi...

What a weekend it has been! On Friday we had our adoption finalization hearing. What a fun day! We celebrated with family and had cupcakes ...

After church yesterday, we went to the pumpkin patch with the kids. We had perfect weather. The fresh air felt so good, a little crisp, but...

We FINALLY have a date set for next month to finalize our adoption for Katie and Robert!!!  What?! I know...it is crazy exciting...

Earlier this year I was asked to cook for a campout at the church I grew up in. My parents still attend and this year they were organizing ...

This morning I took my little Mia off to her second day (because of the staggered start) of kindergarten. Today was the first day that she...

A picture I happened to get of some random kids playing down the beach. I love how it turned out.  Every year we go to the beach for...

We have been in our new house for over a year now and I finally have order in the closets! With school just two weeks away, and my husba...

A few months ago I was chosen to be one of three finalists, in the unpublished memoir category, for my book, What Led Me To You. Last nig...

All aboard! Robert LOVES trains. Our little boy was turning three-years-old so we celebrated his birthday at a train park. I had so mu...

Today I was driving my two oldest daughters home from swimming lessons when I heard such simple words of truth, from my sweet daughter. O...

I have been storing awards, important papers and art work in all of the wrong places; the top of the fridge, junk drawers, cupboards, and...

After almost 2 years of not changing my hair I was eager for change! But summer vacation is here and with a last minute appointment, cause...

We just enjoyed a wonderful vacation with my husband's family at Suttle Lake....which was maybe 10 miles from Sisters, Oregon.  The k...

Sitting in the sun with Robert snuggling in my arms. Oh it felt so good!  I have been on cloud nine lately after realizing just how fa...

I  just had an amazing weekend at Trillium Lake. This was the first fishing trip for our kiddos and they loved every minute of it. I had to...

It is that time of year! Jam season!  For the last few years my sister-in-law and I have made strawberry freezer jam in large batches ...

This picture brings tears to my eyes.... my little boy looks so grown up in this picture. Maybe it is the super cute overalls he...

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I finally finished my rocking chairs right in time to kick off summer vacation!  I found these on craigslist for $30 each, they are...

I am honored to share that I was asked to write a blog post for the Fostering the Future 2014 campaign through the Children's Rights org...

My son Jabar turned 4 years old! He LOVES spiderman everything. Although I have to admit he has never actually seen the cartoon. Here are so...

We had an incredible day yesterday. Not only did we celebrate a birthday in our family but it was also the 4 year anniversary of our ver...

Laura and Katie have birthdays just a week a part. So we celebrated them turning 7 and 4 years old with a Little Mermaid themed party! It wa...

I hope you are all doing well! Our house has been burdened with the stomach bug. :( So far only three of the seven of us have had it but i...

Here are all the ingredients. Pretty simple. All of them were on the laundry isle except the Baking Soda was on the baking isle.  Ther...