So, it's dress up night for youth group Here is Mary Poppins and the Holy Bible. I love the creativity of these kids. This was fun. :)

Today, one of the best friends I have ever had on this earth, along with her husband, her eight children and her dog, packed up and drove aw...

Dear Noah Benjamin,      HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! You are 9 years old today!!! The time has gone by so quickly.  We moved back to Ojai from living...

     Oh, my darling boy. Ezra Lucas Knight Hester. It was 7 years ago that you surprised us by coming so quickly that you became the fi...

This beautiful young lady made me this purple scarf for my birthday to keep me warm in NYC. (My birthday needs a post unto itself). Seriousl...

I'm the Great Sphinx! Can you guess what we are studying? Ancient Egypt!!! They colored these while I read The Magician's Nephew out...

Wednesday night I was dazzled by the beautiful city lights as I walked with some wonderful friends through New York. Elijah and I made our w...

Elijah is tuckered out. He didn't sleep super well last night.  He has no new tumors! That's great news. And the tumor that was trea...

As an adult, sometimes special days like a birthday can get buried by real life. They get buried by bills, appointments, unexpected life eve...

Early this morning, Ben drove Elijah and I to the airport and dropped us off. This time, we just felt like it was best for our family if Ben...

Even though Hurricane Joaquin has so graciously taken a turn eastward.... We still found ourselves highly unprepared for the cold and wind (...

One of my favorite songs right now: When you don't move the mountains I'm needing you to move, When you don't part the waters I ...

I took Elijah down to LA to have some work done on his prosthetic. He has gotten it out a few times (like, during lunch at our homeschool co...

This is Ben pushing Elijah and I around Children's Hospital in a wheelchair. I was going to post a picture of my swollen, infected foot ...

Elijah's MRI was all clear!!!! (Well, except for the tumor in his left eye that we already knew about.) This is great news and we are so...

9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, 10 even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will ho...

One of the (many) books I love is Dr. Seuss's Oh! The Places You'll Go.  I really do find it contains some deep and sweet thoughts, ...

We saw this beautiful bridge in Central Park on one of our many walking adventures. Poor Elijah, the travel is hard for him. When he ends up...

Elijah has his exam under anesthesia early this morning. He had had a really rough night, up every couple of hours screaming, no matter how ...