Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice 

Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice 

Printable Version At five and four, both boys believe themselves to be avid bakers. The emphasis on that sentence should definitely be on the word “believe.” So one afternoon, Landon and Nana decided to make pumpkin spice cookies. I partially listened in from...
Sweeter and Sweeter

Sweeter and Sweeter

Printable Version It’s birthday month in our house. I believe every family has one. You know, the month when it seems like every uncle, brother, and cousin was born. As a child, I thought this was the best month, with never-ending candy from all the colorful...
New Dreams

New Dreams

Printable Version I stood outside the room as my wife finished tucking in our two little boys for the night. Landon’s excited chatter filled the air as usual. “Mommy!” He exclaimed, his voice brimming with wonder, “Last night, I had a movie playing inside my...
Big Little Blessings

Big Little Blessings

Printable Version The silence sat heavily upon everyone. Time trickled by. But then, there it was—the sound of life reverberated through the clinically white room. A sense of utter joy crashed through me as I first listened, and then had the privilege of watching our...
A Time to Celebrate

A Time to Celebrate

Printable Version As I opened the service on that Sunday night, my eyes locked onto a face. Empty eyes stared back at me, seeming to mirror his unease and perhaps even a hint of desperation. His family slowly filled in behind him there on the third row. I knew...