Beautiful Calling

      Photo by Astrogrl We’re expecting another baby; I am so excited.  This will be our fourth pregnancy in our 5 years of marriage. Isaiah is in the arms of Jesus,  but I have Chloe and John to fill my arms {and my days!}. When we lost Isaiah, I also mourned the loss of my [...]

I can vividly recall the cool fall days, the smell of the earth, the cold water from the hose splashing as I wash the dirt clumps clinging to the bright orange carrot I just pulled from Grandma’s garden. I remember {I can taste it!} that wonderful freshness that came from biting into that delicious, crunchy [...]

Photo by Prio Last Tuesday I was sitting at the clinic and in walked a lovely lady. She sat down and I couldn’t help but notice her beautiful legs; long, tanned, glossy, shaved and unmarred. I looked down at my own legs forlornly. Mine aren’t long, nor tanned and, at the risk of sharing too [...]

Photo by autopaattie I’m Inadequate Christian, wife, mother, blogger, happy, optimistic, friendly, thankful… If asked to describe myself in one word, I might use any of those words because they are all true. But in my heart of hearts, if I needed to choose one word to describe myself it would be inadequate. As a [...]

I bought this spatula (2/$1) at the dollar store years ago when I got my own apartment. I’m now married and it is still kicking around. It’s a great spatula but I am even more enamored with it now. You see that little missing piece? I was baking in the kitchen one day with baby [...]