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Life with 4 boys. It’s different than I imagined. Although, I’m not really sure I ever really imagined I’d have 4 boys. I remember when I was pregnant with Abel I worried a lot about how I would handle another child in our family. I found comfort in several articles I read about 3 being…

This week is the preschool boys’ spring break. Also, Jude just finished up his final week of Classical Conversations for the school year last week. So everyone is on Spring Break this week, including me. I love spring break, it’s less work for me and I just get to play with the boys all day…

As the weather gets warmer we are spending more and more time outdoors. I know this may change after it gets really hot and unbearable, but for now we are enjoying the sun. We are spending so much time outside that my kids are actually just relaxing in the shade and reading or drawing instead…

Go, go, go. There is this need to be constantly busy. Having free time is a luxury and not a priority. I’ve run with the pace of our society and it’s exhausting, especially with 4 small kids in tow. So a lot of days we do a lot of nothing. Of course we have our…

When life gets difficult it’s easier for me to find time to pray. Funny how that works. I’m trying to be more intentional about prayer. When people ask me to pray for them or someone they love I want to ACTUALLY pray for them. I want my prayers to be thoughtful and consistent, not just…

I’ve been thinking a lot about community. Both Joe and I are fortunate to have such a great community of friends and family. I have friends that I’ve know most of my life and while I may not see them often but when we finally get together it’s as if no time has passed at…