TheoBloggers Online Community

As with every part of our life, this is a work in progress! It seems like every time I get this set up, more stuff comes into the house and chaos reigns again! Some might argue that is how it works with me, anyway. I wouldn’t argue back…
=

The street we live on has been long known as a river as it is named after the river that once ran there. Today, there was a ton of rain that came pretty fast. This is the most we’ve seen since moving in this house.   The first picture is from the school parking lot. I walked [...]

It has been awhile since I posted. I’m gonna get better at that soon. I want to share a picture chronology of my 2 & 3 year old class yesterday. It was unprecedented. You’ll see why…. As you can see, at one point, all were in time out and all were on the floor pouting because of [...]

I’m thankful for my Jeep man. I’m glad he has a hobby that he enjoys. When taking some engagement pictures the other evening, he brought out his Jeep. We were on an old bridge on the Red River. We did a bit of mudding and it was really fun. He, of course, left that mudding “session” [...]

While taking the Roark’s maternity pictures, I snapped a few of the newly turned 5 year old, Josiah. He only barely tolerates me, and I love that! He still runs from me, most of the time, when I try to kiss him on the cheek. He is a sweet guy who will be a fun Kindergartener [...]

Sunday I took pictures with the Roark family. This precious family is going from 5 to 7 in another month! We had fun on this shoot right outside their house. Zerberts on Mommy’s tummy made the babies move a lot and Misty said it felt funny…as you can tell from her laugh! It was so lovely out in [...]

This song is one I really like by Ragweed. They have some seriously raucous songs, but this one is deep and helps me feel less alone when I feel like I’m hitting my breaking point. Breakdown Performed by Cross Canadian Ragweed I’d build a ladder to the moon There I’d carve your name If it would brighten up this [...]

This song is one that gets in your head and is so much fun to sing. It is great for listening loud and driving…the speed limit. 09 Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)   Free And Easy (Down the Road I Go) performed by Dierks Bentley   A Pair of boots and a sack of clothes Free [...]

I have so missed doing weekly posts with a musical theme, so we return to this tradition.  Upon blog stalking recently, I found a blog that did a “Musical Monday.” I am not ashamed to copy good ideas.  I would love to remember which blog I it was so that I could give her credit! [...]

We have all these great people around us as examples. Their lives tell us what faith means. So we, too, should run the race that is before us and never quit. We should remove from our lives anything that would slow us down and the sin that so often makes us fall. We must never stop [...]

“Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man.” Rabindranath Tagore

I told you before that my music choices were varied. This song is performed by Brave Saint Saturn. They are a Christian Rock band. They don’t fall in the category of stuff played on KLOVE, but their content is just as good or better. This song speaks of the Light and the forgiveness available therein. [...]

This family has worked with us at Westview for just over 3 ½ years. We have lots of memories with them! I took these at the park and in front of an old door on a building in town. Old towns are fodder for good pictures! Miss Emma is so big! She is in Pre-K now! Here with [...]

When we let Mercy back in the house, we almost always wipe her paws off. It has improved the general cleanliness of the floors. She is usually good with it and even has learned to give you her paw when you tell her to do so. Troy has taught her this. I just stumbled around and [...]

Our first Musical Monday…a day late! Here is a song by my favorite of all singer-songwriters.  His name is Walt Wilkins. He sings lead in this video.  I have a love for him that, at times, borders on the unholy (I’ve confessed it to Troy…he’s not worried!). He really is a good writer and I like [...]

I got to hang out some with Julia, Micaiah, and Elise Birney on Saturday and take some pictures. Elise is 9 months old. She tried to be cooperative, but tended to have her own ideas of what should happen. Here is the same picture with a bit more editing. Elise discovered her love for dirt and [...]

I’m not sure who sold it to me, but I bought it. Hook, line, and sinker. I bought the notion that I could have everything. With balance, I could control my destiny. I could have everything, but what does that mean? As a young woman, I had two very different visions of myself as a [...]

This is a precious family. These were taken  soon after Christmas when there was still much snow on the ground here. Hanging out a small town park and Mamaw’s house can make for some good pictures! Does this guy look a little ornery? He comes by it honestly, through more than one generation! They are sweet in more [...]

Here is some of my doctored photography. These are great people we share ministry with at Westview. We were running out of light this day and had to hurry. It got a little chilly, too! This was, interestingly enough, in the lot across from the police station! I called around to see who owned the truck [...]

It has been quite amazing to see the power of God’s creation the past week. Here are some pictures around town of the beautiful chaos after the ice storm. We were personally out of power from Thursday afternoon (1/28) through Saturday night (1/31). It continues to flash off and on because they are testing the grid [...]