my children

Birds for her 6th

A few days before her birthday, Beatrix asked me when I was going to start working on her birthday dress. My eyes widened as I responded with …

Job does not like his birthday crown (what one year old does?) nor does he like pumpkin pie. Of course I baked fresh pumpkins and borrowed a secret …

Yesterday, I wanted to take some photos of our dogwoods because they have been particularly red and beautiful this fall. As I walked through the …

(photo by Lori Elizabeth) My oldest son, Seth, turned 14 one week ago today. This year was the first that I really felt a shift in the way the day …