Growing up in a Pentecostal church was an experience that has stayed with me.  If you have never been to a “camp meeting” then you are missing something!  Back in the old days there were big tents and little old ladies with their hand fans or better yet a fan fashioned from an old church [...]

I used to be the person who had it all.  The new car, the big house, the white picket fence (er… chain link fence)… I used to think that having and doing is what made you a “success” in life.  I was the person who had a NEED to achieve and accomplish anything that I [...]

What has faith done for you?  Its a simple question that I will venture to guess would have a lengthy answer from anyone you pose it to.  If you have been reading this blog for any amount of time you know that faith plays a big part in my life.  You know that i believe [...]

We all do it. We hide. Hide from problems and confrontations in life. We make things out to be a bigger deal than they have to be. We stress ourselves out worrying about things that may or may not even be. We hide from so many thing. We hide from sadness, anger, weakness. We put [...]

There have been so many “technical difficulties” around here lately… if you are a normal visitor to my blog… you probably recognize that something is WRONG.  I finally did too!!!  If you are viewing this in IE… it looks nothing like if you are looking at it in FF.  Also, somehow, it has started randomizing [...]

I made this cute little banner to hang over our manger scene.  I saw it on Etsy and thought… I can make that!!!!!!!!  So I did   LOL  As it hangs in my living room it makes me smile.  I walk past it and it truly helps me to remember what it is that I [...]

Last night we got to spend some time with our buddies, Sean and Amber (and their kiddos… they have three and one on the way- totaling 4 soon!)  Sean is Troy’s best friend since… well as long as we can remember… I think maybe elementary or middle school ?  How funny that two best friends [...]

I have to say that my biggest fear in life has always been failure.  I am always afraid that I am going to let someone down so I hold myself to these standards that are impossible to achieve.  I am a hopeless perfectionist.  I want things to be perfect but the sad fact is that [...]

I took this photo at one of our fall weddings this year.  I looked up through this perfect sunset and there Troy was in perfect silhouette.  It brought tears to my eyes… I am not usually one to get emotional over that kind of stuff.  I think all too often, when you are married for [...]

I was reading a blog post the other day and I have found her blog to be one of the most inspiring and truthful blogs I have ever read.  Her name is Emmy.  Two years ago, she and her husband, traveled this same road that Troy and I have.  We will call it, “The road [...]