We are in the last quarter of the first year of Josiah’s life. Where has time gone? The days past so quickly. We mark the calendars for doctors appointments, play dates, and to remember special days; and then those dates quickly become history. All the while our little ones continue to grow, change, and accomplish new feats. Suddenly, you look at them and realize they’re so different than they were the day before. It’s so incredibly exciting…but it’s a bit heartbreaking at the same time. The ongoing battles of motherhood…Oh how I want you to grow, but oh how I don’t! In the last month Josiah has decided it was time to do…

I, like all of you, have watched and waited in painfully annoying suspense over the past two years during campaigns for the historic election that took place yesterday. After much confliction, I did the only reasonable thing I could come up with, I prayed fervently over our nation and those whom were chosen to lead it.  I hit my knees and prayed that the Lord’s name be restored to our country, that His will be completed above my own understanding, and that He construct the world that would best suit my children as they continue to grow. I won’t bore you with what you already know about the election, but the truth…

My phone reminds me daily that my storage is full; there is no more memory or space left for all the things I use it for daily. My husband reminds me that this is sad, since I have a 64GB phone. What’s the problem? I have 9,042 photos on my phone. That’s right, and I’ve deleted over 2,000 recently.  Why is all that space on my phone dedicated to photos? A few reasons, with the most obvious being…I love taking photos of my children, but even more than that, it’s because those photos hold valuable memories for me. If you’ve ever lost someone close to you, you well know that our memories are far…