There are still a few wedding pictures up in our house amidst all the school and baby and family pictures.One in particular is on my desk in our home office. Our office is in the heart of the home, a marketplace of craft supplies, our family computer, the entrance to our basement, and my desk. By ... Read More about You’re Not a Princess Anymore
Who Paves Your Path
Nope, this is not a reflection on the sad state that is our gravel road.Ahem, I'm looking at you, Knox County.No, today I'm staring at my Facebook Events invitations and not wanting to respond "yes" to one in particular.It's our pastor's last day tomorrow, and there's a "celebration" for him.I'm not ... Read More about Who Paves Your Path
From Outside of the Ring, Looking In
I'm at home this week. Joe and Anna and some of our Illinois Simmental friends are in Ohio for a Regional Classic. This is not as big as a Junior Nationals, but it's still states away and a larger pool of cattle from across the country.Since Anna has been of 4H age, she has shown cattle. She does ... Read More about From Outside of the Ring, Looking In
Time Is Not Going to Slow Down, So I Better Try to Slow Down Myself
Do you ever have that frantic feeling during the day? Like you have been working and feeding and playing and laundering and carting and refereeing and then you stop dead in your tracks, feeling like you have forgotten to do something?Maybe it's just me.Well, our society lives at a breakneck pace, ... Read More about Time Is Not Going to Slow Down, So I Better Try to Slow Down Myself
When Your Birthday Is in May, You Sometimes Get a List…
...but you always get a blog post!Our little buddy, our only boy, our Jackson Richard is six today! Yippee!! Considering he laid his head down on the table earlier in the week and wept as Joe and I discussed the busy week ahead, crying, "Will we EVER celebrate my birthday?" and here we ... Read More about When Your Birthday Is in May, You Sometimes Get a List…