Grace and Peace

The pastor at our new church recently began a year-long teaching series on the book of Ephesians. I love this expository preaching style that takes the focus away from the topic of ...

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Lately || September 2025

I am not sure if I actually lived the month of September or simply free-fell through it. We are in what is possibly the busiest season our family has EVER experienced, and ...

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A Love That Grows

“Mama?” Kali’s quivering voice belied her confidence as she broke through the cacophony of voices clamoring for my attention. “Before Sully and I were born, did Charlie have all your love?” Her ...

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Kalinda Joy & Sullivan Luke || Now we are six!

My dearest Kali Joy and Sully Luke, Happy 6th birthday (in two days) to the sweetest pair of twins there ever was! Goodness gracious, how I love the two of you and ...

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Fruitful

Before we begin, I want to acknowledge that it’s been a sad week for our nation. Like many of you, I am heartbroken over the loss of Charlie Kirk in addition to ...

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Lately || August 2025

August was a big month for our family: we celebrated a milestone birthday; got underway with some new ventures (a Classical Conversations community for the family, and American Heritage Girls for Kali ...

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What I Learned This Summer . . . About Faith, Family, Floods, & First Birthdays (plus a few more things).

I’m toying with the idea of moving to a year-round school schedule for our homeschool. The biggest reason is that summer is actually the worst time of year for our family to ...

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Nickelson Ryan || Twelve Months Old!!!

Happy Birthday to my precious Nico-Nico! One year ago today you burst into our lives and our hearts in the most humbling, gloriously imperfect fashion. In many ways, yours was the birth ...

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First Response

I knew from the moment he plodded into the van and plopped into his booster seat that something was wrong. After nine long hours at church camp, Charleston would usually be buzzing ...

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Lately || July 2025

July brought unfathomable tragedy to many Texans, including some just miles from my home. It feels wrong to keep on with life as usual when life has changed or even ended for ...

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