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Small moments of purpose in the every day. "So teach us to number our days, that we may present to You a heart of wisdom." Psalm 90:12

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May 03, 2008

This is a picture of Owen's first time holding Hannah. He did so well. He was so gentle and even gave her kisses (without being told to : )

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Keeping up....or choosing not to.

September 12, 2017

I've had this friend, well, I don't really want to call him a friend because he's never really been nice to me. He makes me feel inferior, discontent, and just well, yucky. I'm guessing you have this friend, too. It likes to hang onto my back, whisper in my ear and sometimes shows up at just the worst time. Comparison. You know him? Yeah, sorry to meet his acquaintance. But, sadly, I have not been able to shake him lately. It seems silly, really. Because when it comes to my life, well, I really like it. I'm thankful for my Jesus, my husband, my children, my job, my house. And the list goes on. And in reality, I wouldn't change a thing. But comparison keeps showing up and telling me what someone else has and how my measly one just doesn't foot the bill. I was mulling this around in my head today as I was coming back from a run. And as I walked by our landscaping (or lack thereof) I had the thought, "Boy, the Joneses don't have to ...

February Lookback

March 07, 2017

February. What is there to say. The month of hearts and Valentines and basketball and snow....er, well, for us it was all but the last one. As is not the norm for this time of year, we managed to get outside quite a bit this month. We also celebrated birthdays with both side of the family. Managed another date night, attended a boatload of basketball games, and generally lived life. Some peoples lives have lots of exciting things happening. That may be our life someday. But, for now, it's living with joy where we've been placed, working with what we've got, and shining the Light as bright as we can. Here's our corner of the world in February.... Madeline starts out the month for us....turning 7, much to her delight. Shortly thereafter we celebrated more birthdays with the Steffens Hannah...no explanation. Valentines Day, and all it's school parties, were celebrated shortly after that..... Plus, reminiscing 20 years w...

Happy Birthday, Owen!

October 12, 2011

Five years ago today I became a mommy. A whole new adventure as many of you can relate to. Today we celebrated Owen turning 5 years old. He has waited SOOO long for this day. I think he has been talking about turning 5 for at least 6 months. We were so glad to have both sets of grandparents and my brother Sam be able to join us for supper and cake afterwards. Altogether there were 16 of us around the dinner table. I've been having this thought rolling around in my head lately about these teenagers that we serve here at Gateway. Sometimes I get stuck in the thought that this is my job and that my actual life occurs on the 9 days off I have each month. But I've been reconsidering what my life really consists of. I believe that living at Gateway IS my life. Whew. I said it. That sounds kinda big. But I believe that my family life currently consists of 3 toddlers and 5 teenagers and a wonderful husband. When I start looking at these kids as more than 'residents' so...