THANK YOU

… to all who gave of themselves, their time, their love, their sweat, their tears, their supplies, their hard work, and everything else I can’t think of – THANK YOU!!!! I’m completely amazed every day at the outpouring of love and friendship we are still receiving. In a note given to us – it sums it up: “It’s not about …

Our Builder

I had the urge to blog about this – so here I go: We have had the most incredible experience with our builder Matt and his guys from Premier Homes. It has been so neat to get to know all these wonderful people and they have embraced us like family and taken care of us every step of the way. …

Blessings and Forgiveness

We have been so very blessed! (And I’m not just talking about the incredible home thing that just happened!) We have been blessed to receive the free gift of salvation. Do you ever take this for granted? Do you ever take forgiveness for granted? Wow – really think about that one . . . Let me give you a few …

Extreme Makeover

A lot of you have probably heard by now that we were chosen for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition! It’s so exciting and surreal – and we are still completely overwhelmed! 🙂 Our episode will air probably sometime in January and I will post the air date as soon as I know it – but as far as any details — …

Closets to Clean Out

Have you ever had a closet that was a disaster? And you finally tackled the daunting project, sat back and looked at the great job you did? Later in the day you went back, opened the door and smiled — reveling in the fact that you completed such a huge feat, and patted yourself on the back for what great …

Cake Anyone?

This past week I’ve planned, lived and breathed (literally- but we’ll get to that later) – a wedding cake. Joe and Kendra are about the sweetest young couple I’ve met and they are like family to us. Little did I know what an adventure their cake would turn out to be. This particular cake reminded me of the body of …

Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Chocolate chip pancakes, homemade strawberry syrup, fresh whipped cream . . . Are you hungry? Every once in a while, I go all out and make this ooey-gooey, sweet, chocolatey breakfast. The kids love it and we all enjoy piling up the plates. This picture is actually from July 4 – not only a special day, but one that holds …