Three Years in California!

Three Years in California!

I’m sitting here in our apartment, that’s attached to our church, on our really comfy couch that was given to us, nearly brand new, drinking my coffee and looking out the freshly washed windows, at a palm tree that stands tall (in our front “yard”). 

Finding Joy in the Grief~10 Years Gone

Finding Joy in the Grief~10 Years Gone

I was standing at the sink washing dishes when something came over me that brought back a memory of my Dad. It may have been a smell. A sound. Something. And the picture of that memory was so clear in my mind that within seconds my 

A few Fall favorites…and a lot of pumpkin spice! 

A few Fall favorites…and a lot of pumpkin spice! 

So, it was the first day of Autumn a few days ago. How did you celebrate the first day of this great season?  On the eve of Autumn I went on a walk with my little family, and fall was definitely in the air. Sweaters were 

It’s been a year

It’s been a year

Today marks the 1 year anniversary of us arriving in Fremont, CA. It has been 1 year since we began making this place our new home. And wow, has it been a year!  It has been a hard year. It has been a good year. 

Losing Life But Gaining so much more: Reflections on my Dad.

Losing Life But Gaining so much more: Reflections on my Dad.

It was midnight, and I was finishing up my custodial work in the FMA, my senior year of college. Usually, my night consisted of hyper girls riding around in mop buckets and singing “glorious” harmonies while “working”; but this night was overclouded by a sense 

A Gift of a Child: Reflecting as Hudson Turns Two

A Gift of a Child: Reflecting as Hudson Turns Two

I used to pretend to be a mom when I was a little girl. I would hold my baby dolls, I would feed them, and I would protect them from the boys. I imagined. Oh, I imagined. But I never imagined just how much a 

Growing Together in Humility

Growing Together in Humility

This morning I woke up feeling like a train hit me. My head was pounding and I couldn’t seem to open my eyes…like literally, they were crusted shut. Gross. Hudson was up early, as usual, and I just wasn’t ready to get up. Ricky and 

Our Weekend

Our Weekend

1. Bonding and Fireworks/ This is the second year my husband and I have worked two fireworks tents in our area of Baltimore. Although they are long hours and hard labor at set up and tear down, the rest of the time you’re relaxing under