(side note:  I have an app from which I can post to the blog, which automatically posts to Facebook as well.  I'm having trouble with th...

" And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose...

It's 3am and we are on our way to the airport.  :). A friend of mine was posting about getting ready for their trip to NY this week as w...

Judah Sean Hester has finished the Sing, Spell, Read and Write program! Hooray! We are so proud of you Judah and we can't wait to see wh...

Elijah bear had his first speech therapy appointment, which will soon be followed by his first occupational therapy appointment next week. H...

Due to traveling so frequently back and forth to NY, it became overwhelming to think about actually unpacking and packing again every time. ...

For those of you who were unable to attend the Hope Rising conference, or for those of you who just need some encouragement in Hope, here ar...

Yesterday, I sat with a beloved friend in a room with her daughter's body that had been overtaken by cancer. There are so many people in...

As much as I love it when Elijah has a good report at the doctor, I have to be honest that there's always a part of my heart that holds ...

Elijah is doing great! No new tumors and the two remaining tumors appear to be inactive.  They do not detect any "live" cells, how...

"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no...

Yesterday Caleb was having fun at the Santa Barbara skate park. It is a special treat because we don't always get up that way.  I had to...

You know, it's been a pretty crazy year and a half for our family.  In February, I really felt the Lord place it on my heart to do a con...

Our church is currently re-reading through Jim Cymbala's book Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire.   It is the story of how the Holy Spirit moved mig...

Elijah's exam went SO well! NO new tumors, NO regrowth of old tumors, AND his blood work has returned to normal (after the doctor told m...

Yesterday was a long day of travel! We left our house just before 2am, boarded the plane by 4:45am, landed at Newark around 2pm, took the Ai...

Dear Caleb Paul,      There are so many stories these days of young men who go off on an adventure, and discover that they have amazing gift...

I have a wonderful Father. He is kind-hearted, hard-working, and just a little bit ornery. :). He and my mom traded off working a second job...

The picture is blurry because he was moving so fast!!!! So this guy, at 16 months old, would not even attempt to take a step-even with the w...

It's a rainy afternoon here in NYC. Elijah is wiped out so we are having a quiet moment in our room.  I was reading this in Numbers the ...