Venison Barley Stew

Do you have any hunters in your family?  Hunting is a way of life in my family.  Dad works for a barge cleaning company, and when I was a child,…

Almost a Year

It's hard for me to believe that it's been almost a year since Mister joined our family!  I can't believe he's turning one next month! He loves to bang on…

Corn Maze

We went to a Corn Maze with some couples from church and their kids.  It was Mister's first trip to one.  Mister overheated as we wandered through the maze, so…

Jambalaya, No!

My DH recently told me that he would like to have more rice dishes.  We have been married for almost three years, and I had never made rice.  Generally speaking,…

I Pledge My Love

One of my favorite passages of Scripture is 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, which says, Love is patient, love is kind.It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.It…

Yay, Sippy Cup!

First, I have to tell you that Mister actually drank from his sippy cup yesterday!  I mean, intentionally.  And then grinned as if he were so proud of himself.  Yay,…

Milestones

Why does it seem like just yesterday I brought him home from the hospital?  And now he's trying to learn to walk!This little guy is a real go-getter.  And he…

Home Study Autobiographies

I mentioned that we want to build our family through adoption. We finished up our Home Study Autobiographies.  It's so hard writing an autobiography for an adoption homestudy and not…