That's a wrap

It's official. The 2020-2021 school year is in the books! We are finished...at least the kids are! Praise God!! We will have an extra-long summer, and that is great, especially after this year! It has seemed so long but in some ways so short as well. Some highlights from this school year are our trips to Ohio to see Kayla.

Share Four Somethings April 2021

It is hard to believe that April is almost over and summer is just around the corner! I have recently been doing updates on this blog and would say that it is still currently under construction as I evaluate and change things. I am excited to be able to be back on the blog on a semi-normal basis and looking forward to more time in the future.

Junior Update

 

We have had Junior for 3 months!! 14 weeks to be exact 😮 Some days it feels like we have had him forever and at other times it's hard to believe we have had him for 3 months. Time is moving so quickly! We are going to blink and April is going to be over.

Present Danger

Title: Present Danger

Series: Rocky Mountain Courage #1

Author: Elizabeth Goddard

Publisher: Revell

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Synopsis: 

Former FBI Special Agent Jack Tanner is working as a detective in Montana when he comes across a body in the national forest during a search and rescue mission. He's committed to finding the killer, even if it means working alongside his old flame, US Forest Service Special Agent Terra Connors.

Enhance Your Marriage

Title: Enhance Your Marriage: The Surprising Benefits of Exercising as Husband and Wife

Authors: Elizabeth Tayem, M.S. and Eric Tangumonkem, Ph.D.

Publisher: IEM Press

Genre: Self-help/Sex and Relationships

Synopsis:

Marriage is like a three-legged stool! Every successful marriage has three legs that it stands on, and it is impossible to build a strong and enduring marriage without communication, money, and sex.

Bookshop by the Sea

 Title: Bookshop by the Sea

Author: Denise Hunter

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Genre: Romance

Synopsis:

Sophie Lawson should be enjoying her sister’s wedding day. But nothing could have prepared her to see the best man again.

After her mother became bedridden and her father bailed on the family, Sophie found herself serving as a second mother to her twin brother, Seth, and younger sister, Jenna.

Obsolete

 When I first started this blog back in November 2011 I was so excited about it. (You can take a sneak peek back at my first post here.) I set it up as a more streamlined way for people to keep up with what was going on with us, so I wouldn't have to email so many people the same thing! We were traveling a lot and there always seemed to be something to say. I was thinking about that last night and wondered why at times I struggle with what to write. I came up with several reasons.

Email Followers

Hey Friends! I hope you are doing well. I am doing okay, not feeling great today. I had another migraine and spent two hours in bed earlier trying to get rid of it! Poor Elijah was trying to do school work and keep up with Junior. Thankfully the migraine is gone, but I am still struggling with not feeling great. This
is the second migraine I have had in less than a week, I think spring is already winning!

Blackberry Beach

Title: Blackberry Beach

Series: Hope Harbor #7

Author: Irene Hannon

Publisher: Revell

Genre: Christian Fiction

Synopsis:

Katherine Parker is on the cusp of having everything she ever wanted--fame, money, and acclaim. So why isn't she happy?

Surrender

 I don't know if you choose a word for the year, but it is something that I started doing a few years ago. Last year (2020) God gave me the word "hope" which started to become very clear about March...I

You Get Me

 Title: You Get Me: Simple, Romantic Ways to Speak the 5 Love Languages

Authors: Gary Chapman and Jen Mickelborough

Publisher: Moody Publishers

Genre: Relationships/Love and Marriage

Synopsis:

Love Your Loved One in the Ways That Mean the Most

Knowing your significant other’s love language is the first step to communicating love—but ideas for how to communicate don’t always come easily. While your love is unquestionable, are you expressing it in ways that are meaningful to your loved one?

Three Missing Days

Title: Three Missing Days

Series: Pelican Harbor #3

Author: Colleen Coble

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Genre: Mystery/Suspense

Synopsis:

A shocking murder.

Chief of Police Jane Hardy plunges into the investigation of a tragic local murder, but everything in her personal life is unraveling.

Her son’s arrest.

All That Really Matters

Title: All That Really Matters

Author: Nicole Deese

Publisher: Bethany House Publishers

Genre: Christian Fiction/Contemporary Fiction

Synopsis: 

 Molly McKenzie's bright personality and on-trend fashion and beauty advice have earned her an impressive social media following, as well as a big paycheck each month. When her manager-turned-boyfriend says she has an audition to appear as a host on a makeover show that nominates underprivileged youth, her dream of further fame seems to be coming true. There's just one catch: she has little experience interacting with people in need.

Surprises

This past weekend we headed to Mount Vernon to see Kayla. Her classes were over Thursday evening and she had to be back on campus Monday afternoon. Since it was not enough time to come all the way home we decided to rent a house and spend the weekend there. What Kayla did not know