When you step outside our door there is no doubt about the fact that Fall has arrived.  We spent our weekend enjoying some of our favorite things about fall. We took a trip to the farm, went looking at the foliage, watched football while snuggled under blankets and we enjoyed cooking and eating some of our favorite A…

Fall reminds me to recognize the reasons I have to be grateful. A thankful heart in all situations is very hard to achieve but I do try my best to strive for that goal each day. When life is crazy and the house is loud and noisy with our kids all talking at once it can be hard for me to not feel overwhelmed. I am st…

I have struggled with typing this post mainly because I have yet to find the words to explain myself.  Dad's heart surgery was like a dream sequence of my life. I can remember details so clearly like the coldness of the hospital in the middle of July, the look of my dad right after his surgery and the way I fel…

If it involves apple picking, pumpkin carving, fall spices, cold night fires or anything else Autumn related, I am in.  However, of all the fall traditions I love, the apple orchard is by far my favorite. I love that everyone is a kid again while picking apples and it is a tradition that my kids still look forward t…

With the start of a new school year comes the sense of busyness and opportunities for our family. I love school because of the experiences it provides the kids with and the friendships that they are able to make but sometimes it is hard not to feel a bit crazy in the bustle of it all. Now that school is in full swin…

Distance is hard. There's no way of saying it other than that. When Nate travels we miss him and he misses us and it is a hard time for everyone At home we have to break up our usual routine and do things differently. We have sleepovers in my bed and send Nate good morning texts. We take group photos ev…