I have not slept for close to 40  hours. And have just had my first shower since last Thursday. I am running on chai and excitement. Yesterday morning I landed in London and did the quickest tour of the city you could ever imagine. We have a friend, John who lives there and he was kind enough to show...

In just 2 short days my journey to Uganda will begin. I never imagined that my spiritual journey would take me so far from home. Yet, I feel the call of Africa pulling me. I can’t fully explain it. So many people have asked me why I would want to go somewhere so far. I do after all have a very large...

To my two faithful readers. It has been weeks since my last post. Sorry. So you ask, what have we been up to? Well first we went to go visit some friends up in Wisconsin, doncha know? It was very, very cold.  And breathtaking. The small towns are very quaint and absolutely charming. The snow makes...

Today was a new adventure for us. I have been promising the kids since Payton turned 4 and eligible for a card of his own last April daily for about the past month that I would take them to the library. The weather has been crap. Cold, rainy, snowing… I haven’t gone anywhere I didn’t...

I love parties. I will take any excuse to find a way to get people together for fun and food! I especially like game parties. Games are my favorite. You don’t have any of those awkward silent moments. You don’t have to worry about thinking of something smart or witty to say. Games are a way...

For Christmas our eldest daughter was presented with the one gift that she has wanted all year long. A new bicycle. She was so excited she couldn’t wait to get on. But before we let her take off, we took her Allanti, our favorite bicycle shop and had her fitted to her new ride. The guys there...

We actually got some real snow here for a change.Like the awesome Mom that I am, as soon as we could get bundled up we headed out doors. For some of you snow may be a normal winter happening. Well not here. So this is huge! We had a snowman building contest and talked trash to the neighbors.. The neighbor...