Category Archive for 'Family'
Please pray for our family.
Posted in Family on Oct 17th, 2014
Peter and Cammy lost their baby girl this week. She was 41.5 weeks along. Please pray for them and for the grandparents (Dan and Mary, Paul and Chris) who were able to all be with them in the hospital tonight.
Paradise Cove Beach
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Family, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on May 3rd, 2014
Derek recently found out about a really neat beach restaurant in Malibu, so we took Grandma and Grandpa there today and spent the morning at the beach! Janie LOVED the water. She just wanted to stand and get splashed by waves over and over again. When someone got tired of holding her up and tried […]
Her children rise up and call her blessed…
Posted in Family, Proverbs 31 on Apr 14th, 2014
I’m in a mom’s group reading through Sally Clarkson’s The Mission of Motherhood, and last night’s meeting was uplifting and convicting. One thing that we discussed was wanting to invest in our children’s hearts so that they’ll want to come to us even when it’s no longer about kissing boo-boos and wiping bottoms. I am […]
Petting Sharks in Santa Barbara
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Family, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Mar 26th, 2014
We’ve been having lots of fun with Grandma and Grandpa! On Monday, the kids asked to take them up to Santa Barbara to show them the Sea Center.
My Second (and Last) 5K
Posted in California, Family on Mar 24th, 2014
Saturday was the Great Race of Agoura Hills. I ran my first 5K there two years ago, when trying to lose my Susie baby weight. I hated it, but it was effective. And after watching a slug like me complete a race, my way-more-active mom caught the running bug and starting running 5Ks, 10Ks, and […]
Home Again, Home Again, Jiggety-Jig
Posted in Elizabeth, Family, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Jan 23rd, 2014
We’re home, and we’re trying to adjust. I just cleared 600+ pictures off my camera card, and here are a few last ones from Michigan. We celebrated Derek’s and Tommy’s birthdays with a Detroit Tigers cake! In addition to his rugged good looks and keen wit, Uncle Matthew is also pretty good at feeding fussy […]
Kaitlyn and Kelly’s Wedding
Posted in Elizabeth, Family, Susanna, Tommy on Jan 18th, 2014
Since my grandpa didn’t make it down to John’s wedding, the kids and I drove over for a little visit.