MBUs, Mail, and Happily-Ever-Afters

I’ve had at least fifty of you wonderful people ask me if there was ever an “ending” to my mailbox story. Well, I’m pleased to announce – we have MBUs. I still don’t know what that stands for, and I don’t want to know – so don’t spoil it by telling me. 🙂 We have many neighbors now, so it …

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

Our episode of EM:HE will air again this Sunday, July 27, 2008 on ABC. I’d like to take a moment to thank all of the thousands of wonderful people who nominated us over the years for the show. When we heard about the nominations, tears flowed… abundantly. God is so good. Through Josh’s life and death hopitalizations. Through Kayla’s trials …

Sticks and Stones…

I never have liked that little rhyme, because for the most part, it isn’t true. Words are very hurtful, and they can never be taken back. Do you think before you speak? Another ouch. (Yes, we’re ALL guilty.) We’ve dealt with a situation for a while now where a family has lied about us and said some very negative things. …

How Many Pages? Our New Reading Contest!!

I have had a LOT of interest in the reading contest I challenged you all to last month. So, here is another reminder and more info. Keep track of the title, author, and number of pages for the books that you read. And ALL books count. If you are a pre-school teacher and read a stack of books each day …

Please! Turn Down the Music!

We live in a neighborhood that is under construction (in fact, we were the first house in the neighborhood) – a LOT of construction. This morning, I was editing the chapter I wrote yesterday, and music blaring from the home-site behind us kept interrupting my train of thought. Let’s just be honest, it was driving me nuts. We’ve had a …

AnnaSophia

A few months ago, I had the privilege of meeting another incredible Mom. I had spoken to their group and she approached me afterward with this precious, beautiful, little baby girl in her arms. The baby girl is AnnaSophia Berry. I’d like to ask you all to pray for AnnaSophia and the Berry family. AnnaSophia has gone through more medically …

Promises, Promises by Amber Miller

I’m pleased to be a part of my good friend – Amber Miller’s – blog tour! Amber Miller is a new author with Barbour Publishing’s line: Heartsong Presents. Her first title: Promises, Promises released to the book club in February and is in bookstores now in July! AND — the second title in her Delaware Brides series – Quills and …