This weekend, Justin and I had the opportunity to attend the Ignite Marriage Conference at Church of the Highlands in Birmingham. COH has several campuses, and our tickets were for the Grant's Mill location. We went down early on Friday to look at a few house things and then we all met up for ...
Neighborhood Basketball
The other night, just as the sun was about to lay down for the night, there was a knock at the door. It was one of the neighborhood kids, wanting to know if Kyndall could come out and shoot some hoops. I wanted to say no because it was cold and dinnertime and homework needed to be done, but then I ...
Sweet Home Alabama | Building A House
Well, it's official. We are doing it. We are moving back to the farm and hopefully building our forever home (which I affectionately call "Alabama Acres.") This has been a ten-year process and I am so excited to finally get this ball rolling. Let me give you the back story: When Justin and I ...
Encouragement For Your Week
Sweet, precious Ann Voskamp has this recurring post she does called "Multivitamins for Your Weekend." In it, she shares several links that are meaningful and uplifting. I don't know about you, but I need multivitamins for my week much more than I do for my weekend. So this is my version of ...
Thoughts On Lent
As of today, we are three days into Lent. Lent is a religious observance in the liturgical calendar that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Easter Sunday. It's purpose is to prepare the believer through prayer, fasting, and repentance of sins. As a Christian, observing Lent is not mandatory, but ...
Famous Americans in Second Grade
On Monday night, Libby participated in our school's second grade program. The title of the program is Famous Americans and characters range from Abraham Lincoln to Mia Hamm to Clara Barton. Libby, obviously, was the Statue of Liberty. This program is one of my favorites that our school hosts. ...
