Dear family and friends… Today, September 21st, marks 2 years, 10 months, and 14 days since our Jud Bud died.  This is a point in time that has loomed in our hearts since he left this earth, because… Judson lived exactly 2 years, 10 months, and 14 days. Soon after that dark Wednesday morning when

It seems most of my recent journal entries end with, “I am waiting, Lord.  I am waiting,” or something similar.  I have been in a long, hard season where I feel as though I am being called to wait.  Because of this, a recent reading from Spurgeon resonnated deeply with my heart; I felt inclined

Jessie was creating a craft in another room when she came bounding down the stairs with great pride, feeling extra “pretty.”  It was one of those moments as a parent where you wanted to laugh hysterically and document the moment while also feeling the importance of not encouraging the behavior. I’m not sure my response

Turning four years old proved to be quite an occasion in our home.  I’m not sure I’ve ever seen so many festivities in one week, along with a girl that soaked it all in joyously. Besides a newly decorated room and a Strawberry Shortcake party, Jessie enjoyed… An adventure at the petting zoo with her

Jessie had some lefover cupcakes from her birthday party and decided that treats are always more fun with friends.  So we walked to some of our favorite nearby locations and she shared cupcakes with a few of her friends… Mke, Lindsay, and George are amongst our favorite baristas at our Starbucks. Katherine and Gabe are

On the day of Jessie’s birthday party, we went together to purchase a fancy mylar Strawberry Shortcake balloon.  As we were driving home in the car from Party City, Jessie, holding tightly to the pink string attached to her balloon, pondered, “Juddy must have lots of balloons around him in heaven.” “I think you’re right,

“She’s a berry bitty girl with berry big possibilities.  She’s got style—extraordinary.  She’s so sweet and she’s caring. Laugh and sing, let’s be merry.  Life is like a bowl of berries.” When Jessie visits her Grammy and Papa they have a Strawberry Shortcake book that quickly became her preferred reading material.  She was consequently given

Birthday week for our Ladybug is in full force as Jessie turns four on the 19th.  And with our little girl gaining a year in age, it seemed a fitting time to finally re-decorate her room to match her age and personality (we had planned to do it once before until the bunk bed fiasco).