There’s a country song out by Trace Atkins right now called "You’re Gonna Miss This".  It’s about all of the stages in life that you try to get through so you can move on to the next.  And I think of it often when I look at the messes, or am frustrated with the kids. …

With everything going on, I realized that I missed May 1st…Samuel turned 16 months!  So here’s a few things that he’s doing: – any time we’re sitting on the floor he tries to walk backwards and plop on your lap – he loves his small, square silky blanket and his big, heavy “bee” quilt –…

Caleb LOVES preschool.  He’s made lots of friends, has two great teachers (both named Suzanne), and has learned so much.  But Monday night at the Spring Program at his school, we started to discover that for him…it’s all about the girls.  One child would not stop hugging him.  Another one was asking her mother to…

On Sunday, Derek, Caleb, and I all took a LONG nap.  We were exhausted.  We’re talking 3 hours.  Jacob, not one to slow down long enough for a nap, spent the time quietly and productively.  We were so pleased!  And when we woke up he had prepared a magic show for us, using a kit…

Picture taken in Fredericksburg last weekend.  Samuel took a spill in the dirt and it ended up in his mouth and up his nose.  Seems a fitting photograph for this post. I’m having one of those days… the kind where you laugh because you feel like everything is going wrong.  When nothing seems to be…

I can’t even begin to tell you how proud I am of these two guys…Derek and my Dad, Cordel.  After several months of training and planning, they did something so BIG!  This weekend they rode in the MS 150.  A bike ride for charity.  It started right here in Frisco, at RoughRider stadium.  Went to…

MOST of the 200+ photos that I took at the family reunion are of these two cuties, who were born just 6 weeks apart.  Mary Madison is the daughter of my cousin, Kate.  They were not too interested in each other (typical at this age), but we were certainly interested in photographing them together.  But…

Did I say Everest?  Oh, I mean Enchanted Rock.  It just felt like Everest!  At least to me and Caleb.  It was HOT, hot on Friday afternoon when we decided to hike a steep granite rock in the hill country of TX, prior to our reunion.  It is beautiful.  But me and Caleb took the…

We had such a wonderful time with family last weekend in Fredericksburg, TX.  All of us are descendants of William Andrew Robinson (1874-1952).  His children (with Una Vay King) were Rubye, Doris, William Beverly (Bev), Grayson (who died as a baby), Byron, and Roberta.  None of them are still living, but their children, grandchildren, and…

This week our family has been thru a hard thing.  But as always…hard things bring blessings too.I found this scripture tonight and feel that it sums up the week for me:Romans 5:3-4“…but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;   And patience, experience; and experience, hope…” I feel like we have experienced…