Beautiful Calling

About the Pics Chloe received TJ Bear for her first Christmas from her Granny and Grandpa. Every day before noon-nap or before bedtime in the evening, she had a TJ Bear story. Here is our last picture with TJ Bear. They’re growing up and Bear stories have been replaced by CD players with Patch the […]

While we were getting Christmas pictures taken the other day, I had Isaac’s new passport photo taken. This is the second time I brought him in for one. The first time they didn’t want to take his picture because he won’t close his mouth and I can’t make him not smile; both are passport photo […]

It’s Chloe’s first year heading to camp by herself for a week. I’m pretty sure she’s ready and I’m not. It helps that every year (except 1) we’ve went to Family Camp for a week there so she’s familiar with the grounds as well as the lovely families that live there year round and she […]

John and Chloe were sitting at the kitchen table at my parents house one morning eating breakfast, still in their Pj’s. Mom and I were in the sitting room chatting when we saw John suddenly look over at Chloe and say, “Woman,  do something with your hair!!” In the van while driving one day John […]

The summer has been flying by with fun and sun. We just returned home from a super duper fun time at my parents. One of the highlights? A canoe trip on a little lake and their surprise when we suggested jumping out of the canoe in the middle of the lake. John was a little […]

   This past week Harvester’s Baptist Church hosted Family Camp and our family was able to go. Well, not DH because he was hard at work this week, but the rest of us were able to go. We’ve been going every year since 2007 when Chloe was 6 months old except last year. Anyway, what […]

Chloe: 7 years, John: 5 years, Isaac: 2 1/2 years My birthday is January 8th and Chloe’s is the 9th. On January 7th, someone asked Chloe what the next day was and I believe that they were expecting her to say mom’s birthday but rather she replied, “It’s the day that it’s one more day […]

Yes, I know it is February but I just needed to close off 2013. Bear with me! Chloe got glasses for the first time ever. She just needs to wear them for reading. She wasn’t delighted but her doll got a pair too and that seemed to help the situation a little bit.  John got […]

  Chloe: Mama, what’s “skydiving”? Me: It’s when people jump out of a plane wearing parachutes. Chloe: Oh, and then plane is on fire. Me: Why is the plane on fire? Chloe: Why else would you jump out of a plane? Exactly! Keep thinking that way. The other morning on the drive into Isaac’s appointment, […]

  Chloe, John and Isaac with Grandpa in the Gator “Mom, I’m being Initiative” ~ Chloe, on cleaning the bathroom and her bedroom the other morning. {Thanks Patch the Pirate for your inspiring song “Initiative, that’s the way, to make us joyful every day. Initiative, see a task, do it before you’re asked.”} “The Lord […]