There are certain trials in life that force you into coping mode.  While, this trial makes every other trial in my life seem like a cake wal...

Our Family June 7, 2008 This is one of the family pictures taken of us last week.  It is not the best picture of us.  I think Jon and I slep...

So many hands, Here,  Reaching, Lifting, Praying, Working, Helping, Comforting, Caressing, Strengthening. So many hands, There, Welcoming, P...

You know one of the hardest parts of this experience has been all the jobs to be done.  The police doing their investigation of the incident...

A couple of things have really struck me as precious blessings at this time and I wanted to note them.  Two weeks ago we went on vacation an...

Thank you all for your prayers.  I have felt their strength today.  I will be brief in this post.   We removed the ventilator today just aft...

Thank you all for your comments of support and love. I wanted you to know that Camille is fine. Her body is not but she herself is fine. ...

As some of you have already heard, late yesterday afternoon Camille was involved in a tragic accident. She fell into the hot tub at the hous...

One of the defining features of a true vacation for me is getting lost in a good book.  Some trips we take as a family don't allow me th...

This past Tuesday we pulled Sabrina out of school a day before her track break began and kidnapped her on a surprise trip to Disneyland for ...

These are some of my favorite flowers from my garden.  I wrote previously about this Dahlia that I fell in love with.  Here is a photo to gi...

Yesterday our backyard came to life!  The landscaper came with his men and they worked most of the day putting plants in the ground and prep...

In honor of the return of my favorite show, I thought I would share a bit of a dance clip with you. Sabrina and Ann Marie had their dance re...

I guess the fourth kid just gets treated differently from the first. There is no getting around it. With the first you buy toys for them to ...

Chapter 9 The Homecoming Fannie picked up the telephone as soon as she got into the house. Her family was still piling out of the car and ge...

For those of you who wanted to know exactly how big the rattlesnake was... Here is a better angle. He was about 3 feet long. And yes he is ...

We have offically made our mark in the territory surrounding our new home. I have been planning our backyard for months now and this week c...

It is always a new adventure moving to a new neighborhood. We always like taking goodies around to meet the neighbors and getting to know ne...

Mama to Sabrina and Ann Marie who share a bedroom and stay up talking half the night on a regular basis-- "You girls go to sleep now or...

Chapter 8 The Final Flower Monday morning Berk and Fannie headed off to school. It was another unremarkable day at school. Fannie had carr...