The song from Journey immediately popped into my head when I typed this title.  So much so that I almost changed the title.  You know I’m just a small town girl!  Yep, you can all now sing it with me. But now back to the real reason for this title.  This is a season of…… Continue reading Believe!

In the last 6 months our family has experienced some major changes. Most of them could be considered bad changes. Especially with the changes that surround Cade’s diagnosis. I have decided that while I can’t count these changes as good changes that maybe I won’t consider them to be bad changes. Sometimes change can just…… Continue reading Change is Just Change

This is our view for the next couple of months.  Basketball will be our adventure for Cole.  I am glad that Cole has something separate for himself.  Sports are something that he alone in our family does. It seems that we have been doing a lot for Cade.  While Brent and I know that it…… Continue reading Atkinson for the score!!

I am not a very patient person.  I can seem like it on the outside but my insides are crawling as I wait on people.  And then I married a man who always gets things done but does not see my vision for rushing through it.  He moves at a steady pace and things turn…… Continue reading Hustle, Hustle, Hustle!

We started our Advent calendar tonight. I’m so glad this was the first one we did. I have been so busy these last couple of weeks that i haven’t spent much time writing or planning blog posts. This Advent lesson however, provided a great topic for a blog post. If you don’t know about the…… Continue reading The Legend of the Silver Pinecone

I have been thinking about Advent recently. We, as humans, love to imagine everything wrapped up in neat little packages.  We have shrunk down waiting for Jesus to 25 days!  Never mind that the promise of a Savior started in the Old Testament, long before Gabriel came to visit Mary. Isaiah 9 talks about the…… Continue reading Neat Little Packages

We had a great Thanksgiving holiday and weekend. We were definitely busy though. We had Thanksgiving lunch at our house. It was amazing day spent with family. Cade was really excited to have everyone here. We even spent a little time at Grandma and Papa’s house. Then we got up Friday morning. Not for Black…… Continue reading Fun and Busy Weekend

We are blessed to be able to host the Thanksgiving meal at our house this year. We are blessed to need to set out 14 plates. We are blessed to be able to cook and have others bring a portion of the meal. Cade LOVES to have company over. I think he probably gets that…… Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving!!

Since this is Thanksgiving week, I feel like I should write a post about being thankful. I could write many posts about how we have been abundantly blessed by the outpouring of support from our community. The notes, the comments, the offers of help have all been amazing. I fear however if I write a…… Continue reading Grateful and Blessed Beyond Measure