Nine years ago Craig and I were content with our family life having just moved home from a year of living in the UK and traveling Europe with our three young sons. After that adventure we felt like we could manage our lives with three boys easily and comfortably. The future looked like a smooth ride … Continue reading My Surprise Baby
Lucy patrols our home. Any unusual sound that penetrates the house alerts her to trot to the window and survey the surroundings for possible danger. If I feel like instigating her further a little breathy “woof” from me will send her into full alert. She’ll woof/growl back to let me know she’s got it under … Continue reading Guardian Angel
This rock formation in Sedona is called “Snoopy Rock”. If you look closely you’ll see snoopy with his nose up in the air and lying on his back on top of his house. Now isn’t that cool? Most of the formations in Sedona have interesting and descriptive names, but this one was our kid’s favorite one … Continue reading Snoopy and Charlie Brown
You must know by now Lucy follows me wherever I go and waits patiently for me to finish doing whatever I’m doing in hopes that it will end in a walk, treat, or car ride for her. She’s not hard to please. Here, however she was slightly distressed because we were separated by garden so … Continue reading My Garden Spot
One week from today I will join a team of eight with our missions Pastor, Omar Garcia, from our church and we will travel to Kampala Uganda. Our objective is to work at the Comforter Center where women go to receive support and education for choosing to have their baby rather than have an abortion. … Continue reading Uganda Africa
(Erica took this photo.) Much of our time in Sedona was spent in awe of the natural amusement park God created for our entertainment and pleasure. It’s gratifying in the simplest way to watch families, couples, dare devils,and especially children have a great deal of exhilarating fun. Slide Rock is the place for this sort … Continue reading Slide Rock in Sedona
As a teenager and in college I was much too self involved to know how to be a good friend. I suppose this is understandable considering my dance schedule and the emotional issues I managed after my parents divorce. I turned in. I was a taker. I never knew how to give. Thankfully God … Continue reading Friendship
Donny and Jordan asked for the car to take to school today so they could arrive early and pray for their school at the flagpole with other students. I needed the car for Lucy’s therapy work so I offered to drive them. I am so thankful I did because I’ll never forget the image I … Continue reading Prayers at the Flagpole
I told a friend this morning that I love the desert, and she couldn’t imagine a reason why. Here’s mine… When we lived in Connecticut and the offer came from Honeywell to move to Scottsdale, I imagined it as ugly, prickly, too hot,and in the middle of no where. Why would we do that? My … Continue reading A reason to love the desert…
Not only did he send me off to be with Erica in the critical grieving time of having just lost her mother during the busiest season of the year for our family, but he also: got the kids off to school twice managed the evening schedules did all the laundry made the bed welcomed me … Continue reading Praises for Craig
Mzungu Mama 