• Family

    In the Oven..

    I’m having a baby!! A baby. Who is growing and kicking and tossing and turning as we speak inside my uterus. It’s amazing. A miracle. We took a peek at baby boo last week. The intention was to find out the baby’s sex. Boy or Girl? What happened instead IS that we saw a very playful character sitting upright with crossed legs and a hand resting in his/her lap. Baby wasn’t ready. We’ll have to check in later. This isn’t over, baby.

  • Faith,  Family

    How to keep your resolution

    Okay, This is the first full week in the new year and whether you set a goal, or called it a resolution, a theme or a change – we have to take another step. We can’t seriously move further without it. I mean, we need to take a little time now to get a lot of results later. I’m right here with you on this one. I’m talking about writing down the goal and then making a step-by-step action plan. Because, it’s alright to say, “I want to lose 30 lbs this year” but it’s even better to write that goal down in the affirmative, “I WILL lose 30 lbs…

  • Faith,  Family

    Baby steps

    See these precious little feet? I took this picture on a hayride last month. I coordinate actitives for the children of my church and there we were hitched to the back of a tractor traiilor rolling through a Christmas tree farm. I took many pictures that day but this is my favorite. Something about their tiny little feet spoke to me. It’s a beautiful image and made me think about something my pastor often says “baby steps.”  It’s a simple concept but it’s so profound. Sometimes you can see where you want to go, have an idea about who you would like to be… but it all takes time and the most important part …