We’re back!!  I took last week off from the blog so that while we were in Paraguay (South America) visiting Ben’s parents, I could just be fully present with them and not wonder/worry about work or social media :-)  It was a much needed break, for sure!  And now I’m ready to get back at […]

It’s been about two and a half years since we took a trip up to Pigeon Forge to stay in a cabin for the weekend.  And I’ve missed it!!  But when we were looking at the calendar and trying to figure out when we could see Chris and Arica, it all fell together for us […]

This isn’t the first time I’ve posted a “Monday Musings” post on a Tuesday.  And my guess is that it won’t be my last!  However, when I tried to blog this yesterday, I couldn’t even log into my blog.  Technical difficulties on a Monday should be outlawed. But that’s a whole other issue.  I really […]

Neither Ben or I grew up with our grandparents very close by.  Mine lived in Virginia and South Carolina so we actually lived closER to them at different points, but never in the same town.  And Ben’s lived in Africa and Missouri so with his family being missionaries in Paraguay, he saw his grandparents less […]

Waiting until the last minute to finish her costume or not, Halloween just became a lot more fun with a little one in the mix!  I’m pretty sure the last time I myself dressed up was in college (and we had some pretty epic costumes), so to be able to dress up a cute little […]