Happy Harvest from us to you! This fall has been delightful in so many ways… gorgeous nature walks, fun homeschool field trips, and visitors from Alaska (to name a few of our favorites)! Grami Tami, Auntie Tera, and cousins Sadie, Ruby, & Silas came to visit for three weeks! We managed to catch a beach […]
Author: Niki
Thunder & Lightning
It’s 3am. I’m awake. Not by choice. The thunder woke me up. And I don’t mean woke me up gently. It gave little warning. The rumble rose in volume so quickly, as if a freight train had derailed straight towards my house, then with one house-shaking explosion followed by another I felt it’s force. I […]
Girls WILL be G-I-R-L-S!
I absolutely L-O-V-E having girls! I love my two on Earth and can’t wait to meet the one we have in Heaven! Girls are… well… sugar and spice and everything nice!…+ a sprinkle of drama here and there 🙂(but who doesn’t love a good drama at times, right)Our little Elliana Grace turned four this past […]
When Do We Leave?
“When do you leave for Kenya?” That is the most frequently asked question in our lives right now… and understandably so 🙂 And we’re thankful that people are curious!Even our daughters ask and pray daily about our plans to move to Kenya. September is approaching and that was our target for departure. However, there is […]
Trash or Treasure?
I love that God has placed a few women in my life who seem to have a knack for turning junky old garage sale finds into beautiful pieces of furniture and decor that you’d pay hundreds for in some cutsie downtown furniture store! I am by no means great at doing this myself, but I […]
Independence or In Dependence?
The 4th of July ~ Independence Day Fireworks, Festivities, and good ol’ Fun! (click here to continue with pics) St. Joe is such a fun little festive town ~ I’m pretty sure the population quadrupled on this particular holiday! Walking down to Silver Beach for an evening of fun in 100-degree temps! … and yes […]
Like Mother Like Daughter
Tuesday was a rough day at the Dr.’s office. The girls both had their yearly well-child exams and immunizations. Both were quite excited to see Dr. Rhonda and give her the pictures they’d colored for her! …BUT… all that changed when the needle came out. (click to continue) Now, my precious Nya bug is a […]
There’s No Place Like Home
The girls reading up on evacuation plans in case of an emergency landing 🙂 This past April we got to go “home” to Alaska for 7 weeks! Ty had the privilege of working turnaround at Tesoro doing his exact same job that he left over a year ago. Though the days were long he thoroughly […]
The Least of These
We’ve all seen commercials that portray hungry children with dirty faces, barely clothed at times, with bones protruding from their bodies from starvation. It’s easy to dismiss them for several reasons. Sometimes we think the problem is so big and we can’t possibly make a difference so why bother. Sometimes the physical distance between the […]
Moses
Moses, Age 2Belwop Rescue CentreNyeri, Kenya Some of you may recall a blog post from about 2 months ago about Moses, a baby found abandoned near a bush that was rescued and brought into Veronica’s care at the Belwop. You can read that post here: A Baby Boy Well only a few days after that […]