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I had an entirely different post prepared for today. Had a post about how full of love and excitement my heart has been these last few weeks. And then we had a situation arise here on Kodiak that changed our day a little bit. I'm sure some of you saw the news. That there were two US Coast Guardsmen who were shot and killed here on Kodiak Island. The first murder in 11 years. Two men with families. With wives. With children. Two families whose entire lives were shattered in a … [Read more...]
These last two weeks have been a bit of whirlwind around our house. The husband made rank and found out he was advancing in May or June; which is such a blessing. He works so hard and loves what he does so much. It makes me happy to see him succeed doing something he loves. We are so, so proud of him. Then we got some news about our time in Kodiak that may or may not benefit us. So many things with that are up in the air, so I won't even bother discussing them right now. But, knowing that … [Read more...]
One night recently, the family was sitting around the table. We were having some Bible study time. Now that the girls are a bit older and we feel they can really hash out some principles, we’re trying to be faithful in that area. Honestly, it’s a practice we should have started long ago but we just didn’t. Better late than… Well, as we finished the story of Jesus at the wedding in Cana, 7-year-old Maddie suddenly asked a peculiar question. “So, Jesus came before or after the … [Read more...]
My head isn't all here this week, folks. I promise I didn't just ditch out on you. I haven't made it around the link to visit last weeks 52 Faces participants, but I plan on doing that today. Bare with me. Like I mentioned on Monday, I've been just walking around in a fog. The rain has set in for who knows how long (the forecast is showing rain until next week) and life just...has ways of knocking me to my knees sometimes. I guess what they say is true...when you're on your knees your in the … [Read more...]
That's where I am now. In a fog. Tired. Worn out. Cold. The weather, I think, is finally getting to me here on the island. The cold. The snow. The rain. I'm in need of a beach and some sunshine. Some color and humidity. Something other than endless roads of grey's and neutrals. I'm not quite sure what has brought this slump on... I upset a friend recently and it's been heavy on my mind. I don't like hurting people I care about. Even if it's unintentional. I'm a soft-hearted person and … [Read more...]
I promised that I was going to continue Monday's post about Christmas traditions and memories today. But, despite how PHENOMENAL my SITS Day was yesterday, last night I hit a wall (not literally). I came down off my SITS high, read through nearly 100 amazing comments (you guys seriously rock!) and then just... fizzled out... broke down... lost my nerve a bit... I'm not proud of these moments. Not proud of the anger and frustration and sheer despair that washes over me … [Read more...]
If you are visiting for the first time from SITS, then Welcome! I'm so happy to have you! Feel free to poke around a bit, get to know me and my family a bit. You'll find my most popular posts in the sidebar and some of the things I ramble about the most in the navigation menu. I look forward to getting to know and meeting all of you! Some friends of ours just had their baby. A little boy named Ezekiel ("Zeke" for short). I had the privilege of taking his newborn photos yesterday (they'll … [Read more...]
I try to hold onto my faith on a daily basis. Try to keep my head up and be optimistic when things go pear shaped. I try to keep a positive outlook...not letting myself get beat down by the things that don't go my way when I think they should. But lately, I find myself struggling with this desire to just stomp my feet like a two year old and say simply that it isn't fair. The things I'm frustrated with, in retrospect, are pretty petty and insignificant. Pretty juvenile if you want me to be … [Read more...]
You usually never realize when you are about to be hit with one of those "life changing" moments. More often than not, they sneak up on us, disguised as an unfortunate event, a bad day, or-occasionally-a happy accident that we just didn't see coming out way. Sometimes we acknowledge their life changing reality immediately, understanding that we are at a crossroads in our life and things will never be the same thing. But, oftentimes we don't realize the true magnitude of what we are getting … [Read more...]
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