Happy 5th Birthday, Carson!

Dear Carson, Today you turned five years old! Oh, I just can’t believe it. You were suppose to stay a baby forever. But, just as a remind you often, you will always be Mommy’s baby no matter how old you get! Sweet Carson, you are strong, silly, athletic, kind, and happy! You love to play

Upward Basketball

Tonight we got to celebrate the end of a fun first season of Upward Basketball for these two crazy brothers! They both had an absolute blast, and they both learned so much about the game and how to play too! Reece was definitely our defense man! He always stayed on his guy and kept his

A Table Full, Part 4

Our caseworker came for her visit last week, and she reminded me that we’ve officially been a foster family for one full year now. And while it seemed like the process to get licensed took absolutely forever, this past year has completely flown by! I have never in my life gone to bed at night

Friday Five

Here’s five random thoughts on this Friday night, and a cute picture of my babies…. 1. I’ve been on the warpath since the new year began cleaning up and cleaning out. We have gone room by room, closet by closet, throughout the whole house! Four full trash bags later, and lots to donate too, Sarah

winter weather

well, south carolina has had quite the winter weather so far this january! we had our longest streak of cold weather, and a few days when we we never got above freezing! there were a couple of days when we didn’t get to go outside, but even on the cold days, the kids would still

this is us…

D.E.A.R.

Sometimes the teacher in me comes right out, and we just have to drop everything and read!  “You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book.” –Dr. Seuss

Broadwell Academy, December 2017

Broadwell Academy is back, and we have 80 days left to go! This school year has flown by, but it has been so much fun! Maybe now that we are four years in, we’re finally getting this thing figured out a little bit. Ha! We are enjoying our curriculum, really focusing on what’s important to

Christmas Break

Tomorrow Carson heads back to preschool for pajama day and Broadwell Academy will officially be back in session! We have had a wonderful, long break filled with lots of slow and lazy mornings, playing with friends, spending time with family, enjoying evenings around the table with nowhere to be, and staying up late. Here are

17 for 2017

before we get too far into 2018, here’s a little look back to some of my favorite memories from 2017. it was a year full of learning and growing, loving and trusting, doing new things, doing hard things, and never giving up. oh, jesus, thank you for your never ending grace… beginning the year by