joy in motherhood, homemaking, faith & simple living
Easter Sunday, two days before my surgery My prenatal surgery incision, three days post-op Zack at my bedside, about an hour after surgery Baby Josiah, the day before my prenatal surgery I’m so excited to leave the hospital and continue resting at home :) I’m writing a lot of letters ~ Natalie skips to the… [Read More]
Two activities I love… Do not look forward to what may happen tomorrow; the same everlasting Father who cares for you today will take care of you tomorrow and every day. Either He will shield you from suffering, or He will give you unfailing strength to bear it. Be at peace, then, put aside all… [Read More]
As I write here, the snow has begun to fall in Petoskey, MI. We live about an hour south of the Mackinac Bridge, the only driveable path to the Upper Peninsula. The snowflakes are large and fluffy, and whatever grass was visible is no longer visible. Outside, the pine trees are beautifully flocked and the… [Read More]
You can trust God has been doing a lot of work writing on my heart. He has paved many beautiful paths for our family. Here are some updates to our story.
I am brave because God is within me. (For all of the posts regarding our 5th baby, please click here.) This is the phrase I’m choosing to proclaim over my life, over each day, over each hour. I’m full of hope, and I will not live in fear over our baby boy’s diagnosis of Spina… [Read More]
I quietly shared an announcement of baby #5 in this blog post. We’ve since received some hard news regarding our baby and we want to share what we know with you. 2022 – NOVEMBER: Thanksgiving Day arrived, and for an entire week, we had been holding close the gift of new life inside my womb…. [Read More]
HI FRIENDS! Do you have snow where you live? (Or maybe the right question is, could it snow where you live?) We had a few inches of fresh snowfall recently and my kids are going bananas over it. The field behind our home is white in color, no longer golden, though the gold is sure… [Read More]
It brings me a lot of joy to put this post together year after year. Initially, I couldn’t think of many books I read for hobby in 2022 (so typical right now, snort), but then I remembered I shared many of them on social media (which is totally hilarious given I left that “world” in… [Read More]
The digital clock has flipped over to 10:02 pm. Every small person has been tucked into bed with thirteen kisses and a carnival variety of bedtime songs sung by mom herself. As I walk across the floor, gathering a few things to accompany me for the evening, I hear my feet scuff the hardwood. Earlier… [Read More]
