Growing up I always wanted to be that feared dad that had beautiful little girls. You know, the kind that scares off any boyfriend (I just threw up in my mouth a little) when they come over for the first time. Then, when I found out we were going to have another little girl (Mallory), I knew two things at that point, I was going to have to step up my game or I was in trouble and…I was in trouble! So here is the list. It was actually quite hard to narrow it down to just five things, but I managed to somehow.
Read MoreNo doubt the most fortunate and crucial gift we have been given is this opportunity to raise and share life with our 2 sons. Without further ado, I want to share with you my top 5 blessings of being a parent.
Read MoreThe dragon breathes his fire at me now it seems more than ever. Flames of fast only to watch blue fiery embers of "how did yesterday become last year already" fall from our family's time here together on earth. My shield of memories recorded here and now and however will help me lure the scaly one out from under those clothes that have yet to be cleaned out. I hope your shield will too.
Read MoreI knew a lady once. She was what I would imagine most angels would be like. Kind, caring, generous, thoughtful, driven, wise, and INVESTED. Invested in others. Intentionally invested in her family. Intentionally there making the one she was with at any particular time seem as if they were the most important person in the world to her. She simply had a way of welcoming you in and giving you value when you struggled to see that you had any. She saw through the struggles of childhood, through the struggles of a broken and pieced back together family, through any obstacle it seemed you may be facing.
Read MoreAmazed and forever thankful. Mallory has only lived a short three years, but she has changed not only our story but many others.
Read MoreDo you see these hands? These are the hands of a life that is the absolute reservoir for love. Each time you are in the presence of these dainty fingerprints, you know a little more about gentle. You feel grace surrounding you, too.
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