life
-
Discouragement: Finding Hope in all the Hard
Over the past few weeks, there have been a lot of hard things – bad news, discouraging results, and lots and lots of pain. There have been a lot of days where hope and positivity was very hard to find.… Continue reading
-
A Crazy Birthday Day
My birthday tends to fall on weird days – days with tons midterms when I was in college and high school, days when there is a ton of things going on, etc, etc. It seems to be in the heart… Continue reading
-
A Few Arthur Adventures
Life with Arthur is always an adventure. I never really know what I am going to hear from him or what he is going to do. Yes, there are the teenage boy moments and difficulties you get with most thirteen… Continue reading
-
A Very Valentine Weekend
The day before Valentine’s Day just happened to be an early release day at school. Because our schedule was all messed up because of this and other things going on, we decided not to rotate and just keep our homeroom… Continue reading
-
February Fun
After some cold weather in January, February has come in so beautifully. This is part of the reason I love living in San Antonio so much – the mild and fantastic weather we have most of the “winter” months. Kevin… Continue reading
-
The End of January
We finished off the month of January with quite a few events for Arthur. One of which was the district academic UIL competition. The competition was actually the morning before the big ice storm, but because they were trying to… Continue reading
-
A Very Icy Weekend
We had the most wonderful start to our weekend! My sister Cheryl and her husband Scott were in the area as they were heading home from a two month road trip. They were able to come over for dinner and… Continue reading
-
January Moments
We have had some fun times mixed in with all the other parts of life, which is so good. One of the special things that happened recently, was that one of Kevin’s best friends, Kevin Holbert, was able to visit… Continue reading
-
Celebrating our Lucky Thirteen
How is this kid a teenager already?? We had so much fun celebrating Arthur for his birthday. Just like I did for his older siblings, I did a “Thirteen Days of Turning Thirteen” countdown for Arthur. Each day leading up… Continue reading
-
Starting Out 2026
With Kevin and Lily leaving early in the morning on New Year’s Day, that left the boys and I to our own devices. It also meant that we planned our menu around things that Kevin doesn’t like to eat, such… Continue reading
