Wow… yes its been so long since I blogged… sorry I have been remiss but honestly… we have been too blessed to blog! Funny right? Our summer and fall wedding seasons were, without the help of my Heavenly Father, overwhelming! We were blessed on SO many fronts I don’t know where to even begin. I [...]
Yes… it was another lively weekend in the life of the Schmidt family. Thursday was Ross’ official birthday even though his party is not until the end of the month. That night, we took the kids to Chick Fil A for a quick trip to get a bite to eat, have a cake and a [...]
Yes…. the first snow of the season!!! It came EARLY this year! Normally, its well into January before we see any kind of accumulation. The kids were, of course, elated and DYING to go outside. We obliged since it was 30 something (thus their poorly dressed status!)….
Yes yes… I promise I will post the FULL christmas card after I get them mailed for all of you, my bloggy friends, who I would SO be friends with if I knew you IRL!!! I managed to have a brilliant idea this year of a method to photograph my kids! One day, about an [...]
So its Halloween already! Where on earth did the time go? Oh that’s right… the past THREE weeks have been eaten by rancid illness that has overtaken our house! First Owen, then Kyleigh, then Ross, then me… now Troy. Geez…….. Maybe we will see the light of day soon! LOL I am still really weak [...]
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. ~ Phillipians 4:6 I have been pondering what it is that God wants me to learn from these “trials” He has allowed in our lives. I have realized that many times when you pray for [...]
These are courtesy of Daphne’s blog since I have yet to get them off my laptop!! Thanks Daphne for all you do. You are a sweetie and we truly appreciate your kind heart and tender self (and cute little southern accent too!!!)… oh wait… I have one of those…. LOL. The ONLY family picture of [...]
How very true? Imagine if we all lived life this way. Imagine if we lived life to simply come ALIVE. Its sad to too many people live their lives “dead”. They walk through life with the weight of the world on their shoulders. They see through the glass darkly and everything is against them. Although [...]
“Never a ship sails out of the bay, but carries my heart as a stowaway.” ~ Sailor’s Proverb. Ross’ baby room was decorated in nautical ships and I spent my pregnancy painting a huge border with this on it. I think it has served him well. He is definitely a fish and although it took [...]
