Happy 4th Birthday, Carson!

Sweet Carson, You woke up bright and early this morning so very excited that you officially turned four in the middle of the night while you were sleeping! When you snuggled up in the bed with me, you said, “Mommy, look how much longer my legs are?” and “Can you still pick me up? Do

A House Divided and the Greatest Show on Earth

We don’t go to the Colonial Life Arena too very often, but when we do, apparently it’s way more fun to do it twice in the same week! We just like to keep things fun that way! So last Tuesday night we went to see my Auburn Tigers play the Carolina Gamecocks in basketball! The

Quiet Time

When each of the kids stopped napping, we quickly instituted quiet time instead. Each afternoon they would spend some time playing in their rooms, reading books, and watching a show alone. It was so helpful when we had some kids napping, and now that we have no kids napping, but we spend so much of

A Visit from the Tooth Fairy!

Reecey Piecey finally had a very special visit from the tooth fairy this week! He has been patiently, yet anxiously, waiting for the day when he would finally lose a tooth… and Monday was the day! The day after Christmas we were eating lunch, and when he bit down on a carrot, he immediately said

Broadwell Academy, Weeks 18, 19, and 20

we jumped right back into school once the new year began since we will be taking a week off soon for our cruise! we had an absolutely wonderful break, but it was also nice to settle back in our regular routine! week 18: looking back at 2016 and setting goals for 2017. enjoying the beautiful

The Life Giving Home

“Every day in each inch of space, each rhythm of time, each practice of love, we have the chance to join God in coming home, in living so that we make a home of this broken and beautiful world all over again. Love is enfleshed in the meals we make, the rooms we fill, the

Looking for Lovely

“I’m believing what I cannot see because of what I can see. And thats the kind of moment that matters to me–the kind I hang on to, the kind I call lovely, the kind that sticks to my heart and reminds me over and over again of who our God is and how he works.”

Downtown

Downtown Greenville was our go to place during college. From Coffee Underground to Falls Park, and there were of course lots of restaurants and places to shop! Jeffrey and I went downtown to get ice cream from Marble Slab on our first date, vanilla with Reese’s Pieces for him and cheesecake ice cream for me.

TBT: sibling sleepover edition!

Happy Thursday! Here’s a little throwback to some sweet little sleepyheads!

my not so little baby boy!

three weeks from today carson will be 4 years old! i mean, for real, i just can’t believe it! there are things that he will say or do throughout the day that seem so grown up to me, but then there are moments when he just wants to be held and snuggled, and i just