Dear Emma, Tomorrow, you will be eight years old. You have grown up so quickly. I love watching you practice your ballet; it seems th...

My text to Ben this morning with this picture: "Oh man. The Lord knew I was going to need to sleep good last night.;) Judah's scre...

Today, I asked the kids to write stories for Grandpa for his birthday: (I have tried to keep it like they wrote it, so there are misspelled ...

I know, it's lame. Here in America, we have ridiculous access to God's Word. But, there is something just so cool about getting a ...

Noah: Mom, is there another baby in your tummy? Me: No... Noah: Then when is your tummy ever gonna stop being big?

Ben and I are very slowly making our way through a cool little Bible study. We were both so struck by this last night: (Jonathan Edwards on...

I know, I have already been terrible about posting pics of the little man. It's easier to post on Facebook from my iPhone, but I can...

I wanted to get these stories down before I forgot them: Last October, when we were in Palm Springs, we met a lady at the pool. She asked m...

Growth is a good thing! It's really important to kind of stop every once in awhile, and make sure that things aren't stagnant... Th...

Judah Sean Hester was born on March 18th, 2011. He weighed 9 lbs. even, and was 21 1/2 inches long. With a big head! =) His name means ...

I think every pregnant mom finds those last few days/weeks just a tad difficult. The anticipation of the new little one, being huge, not ge...

I know, I know... poor subsequent children who don't get as many pictures taken, or stories written down, or baby book entries as first ...

Noah came in early one morning and was sad that he couldn't find his toy airplane. He said, "Mom, I want you to pray with me that ...

Make 11 Years Fly By!!! 1. Get married young. 2. Have some good, clean...weird, fun. 3. Have lots of beautiful, talented children REALLY cl...

Tonight, we finished the biography of George Muller. It was so neat to finish, but both Ben and I had this bittersweet feeling... like we w...

To manage a life of pain, as a believer in Jesus, remember: This is all the hell you will ever bear. (M'Cheyne) I read this quote this ...

Man, I have been really bad at even mentioning this new child which will be coming soon. He seems to just go with the flow. At church, we ...

Tonight, we have my two nieces, Cadence and Lyric staying the night. We were reading a Bible story about Jesus walking on the water. We go...

We have never been much for organized activities. For many reasons, but as the kids get a little older, we are now taking advantage of some...