"But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give a reason for the hope you have. But do this with gentleness and respect." 1 Peter 3:15

Saturday, May 2, 2026

Share Four Somethings April 2026

April was a difficult month. The beginning of the month found me in Indiana helping with my Mom's care. When I went, I was expecting to be gone for a couple of weeks, we hadn't realized it was Mom's last week. After her passing, we quickly cleaned out her apartment, had her funeral, and I was back home, nine days after I left, but forever changed. I feel like I missed so much, since I was gone for Easter and my son's 21st birthday. Then, I finished April in a vertigo flare-up, making it impossible to get much of anything done. Anyway, our prompts for the Share Four Somethings link-up for this year are: something we loved, something we are carrying forth from this month to next, something that sustained us, and some thing we are making space for.

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Life Update

Hey friends. I once again disappeared, but didn't mean to. I was planning to do my March picture update, and haven't done it yet. Life has been hard lately and I wanted to do a quick-ish update for the few who do follow this blog and check-in. 

Saturday, March 28, 2026

Share Four Somethings March 2026

March has been a mixed bag. We are all finally healthy (praise God), but my mom started hospice last week (terminal rare cancer), and we just found out this week another family member has cancer (I can't say more than that at this point). I am grieving my mom even though she is still here (anticipatory grief). Anyway, our prompts for the Share Four Somethings link-up for this year are: something we loved, something we are carrying forth from this month to next, something that sustained us, and some thing we are making space for.

Monday, March 23, 2026

Always

I am struggling a bit but I resurrected this post and revamped it a little, because I need this reminder today, and maybe you do too?

The things of this world will pass away. 

The people of this world will pass away.

But, one thing will ALWAYS be true: Jesus is with us, ALWAYS.

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

My Year in Pictures February 2026

February was another difficult month. Between the three of us, we had Covid in the house for a month, lots of snow, and missed days of work. I first saw this idea on Jennifer's blog and thought it was a great idea. The idea is to pick one photo from the month, a photo to highlight the month. Jennifer is using the photo to recap the month and at the end of the year see a recap of the year. 

Saturday, February 28, 2026

Share Four Somethings February 2026

February was another rough month. We had Covid in our house, and I missed lots of work. I finally went back, only to have the girls get sick again (hoping and praying I don't catch their junk). I am REALLY hoping spring brings better weather, health, and all the things! We have some new prompts for the Share Four Somethings link-up for this year they are: something we loved, something we are carrying forth from this month to next, something that sustained us, and some thing we are making space for (these prompts are SO much harder for me than the others, I just don't think like this). I will try to get my graphic updated before next month's post.

Monday, February 9, 2026

Date day, homes + coffee

One of the things we would love to be able to do is to build our next home. Matt has always wanted a little bit of land (the older I get, the less I desire it), but I get it. He doesn't want to be super close to our neighbors, and he doesn't want to be in a neighborhood.