Sweet Scotty Rhett…my biggest surprise and an even bigger blessing. You’re one year old, son! It seems like just yesterday that I delivered you at home. You certainly have rooted yourself into the deepest parts of my momma-heart. You have brought so much joy into our home. We spent your first birthday surrounded by family. […]

There’s something about our town’s annual Date Festival that makes the Coachella Valley feel small town-ish. The way the funnel cakes perfume the air, the petting zoo, the ferris wheel…it feels nostalgic and I love it. I’m learning that not everything has to be planned out and scheduled. Sometimes, you can just throw PB&J sandwiches […]

Lina girl, today, you’re 5. Today, the world will dress up and trick-or-treat and enjoy mounds of candy and while we’ll be doing the same, this day is forever special for us because of YOU. You’re beautiful, feisty, a cuddle bug, curious, talkative, funny and more. You feel all of your feelings, let all of […]

Today I’m celebrating one year in full-time ministry. Holy cow – a year already? I can truly say that I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I had no idea that my family would grow and stretch and change and be tested. I had no idea that maintaining friendships while working full-time […]