Today, every year is hard for my whole family. Me and my husband and kids, our parents (Zekey’s grandparents), our siblings (Zekey’s aunts and uncles). So, as I often do, I write my thoughts out. Where my head and heart are. It’s healing for me, and it brings me joy to keep sharing him with
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Gluten and Dairy Free Lifestyle
Gluten and Dairy Free lifestyle has been in our family for many years now. My kids had either eczema, mucous and drainage in the ears, ear infections, ear tubes, stomach issues, you name it, they had it while they were little. I had read enough over the years that food oftentimes is the culprit for
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Hope for 2020
Where you are today, in this thing called ‘life’, it’s is enough. It’s enough in order to be loved by God and there is NO greater thing, than to be loved by the MOST High, the Creator of this universe, God almighty Himself. In this new year, you don’t have to try and get anywhere
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Zeke’s Giving Wreath- Zekey’s 10th Birthday
When we celebrated but also mourned Zekey’s first birthday without him here in 2014, we threw him a party. What else do you do? I couldn’t just stop celebrating the boy who brought so much light, laughter and joy into our lives simply because he was no longer here. As the years have gone on,
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Mother’s Day Pondering
I want to first say, this Mother’s Day is one that clearly points to the fact that my man has had much experience. I had a really great few days and I feel so loved and cherished by our little family. We knew we would be traveling to our families’ so last minute, after a
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Andrew, 40 Looks Good On You…
My dear Andrew William turned 40 today! It’s crazy to think he was only in his mid 20’s when we met. He was already so full of wisdom and deep thoughts, gifted in preaching….I was the lucky one to snatch him up! Now, 15 years later, I can truly say he has gotten better with
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Raising Children In The World (But Not of The World)
This could definitely become a series but I don’t plan things out so well so for today, I want to talk about raising our children to be in the world but not of it and how when challenges come, it’s an opportunity for growth in their faith and in ours as their parents. Our daughter
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Making Home- Dining Room
Many people say that the kitchen is the heart of the home and to some extent I agree, but if the kitchen is the heart, the dining room is the next most important heart valve. ha! The dining room is where we come to after a long day, where we come together as a family
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His Faithfulness.
…His faithfulness isn’t weighed by whether or not I’m feeling it, or seeing ‘it’, whatever ‘it’ is, in its full glory. His faithfulness, it just is. It always is and our eyes will see it when whatever situation comes to pass that we’ve been waiting for, when it comes into its full fruition. Oftentimes looking
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Christmas Tree Farm Mishap
Every year we love to go to a good tree farm that has a barn and hot cocoa and of course, trees to cut yourself. Makes for a good family photo, right? Well, The Ohio State Buckeyes won and it was time to get a tree because the following week was full so we needed