Pauline Evelyn Holston
The last month has been so full. Full of God-moments, full of family togetherness, full of memories, old and new. On September 23rd, mother was taken to the hospital with…
Summer Birthday Memories
Slipping back a few months to our summer birthday celebrations, we had Alyssa turning 9, Jordan turning 13, and Ruben turning 5. A few pics to remember those happy moments!
A Hard Goodbye
This post has been delayed for a while. I have had to do lots of difficult processing. One week ago today, our precious foster boys were transferred by the court…
Desert Date
On Sunday afternoon, our daughter Megan gifted Paul and me with an afternoon to ourselves while she babysat her siblings. It was a wonderful blessing to have some extended time…
A Visit to Wildlife World
Grandma ever-so-graciously gifted our family with passes to visit Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium and Safari Park (and the title should have included Petting Zoo!), so we loaded up all 12…
Saguaro Ranch Rose Garden
On the day after the day after Christmas we betook ourselves to the Saguaro Ranch Park, where I was given ample time to browse the just-past-peak rose garden and use…
Candy, a New Christmas Lens, and a Trip to the Park
Christmas this year was a little understated, but we still managed to go big with the candy! The kids had a great time mixing up all the different kinds together…
Baking Bread
It's been an embarrassingly long time since I made bread, and I decided one of the first things we would do on Christmas break was to break out the Hobart…
A Double Blessing
Back in the month of May, in the year 2018, when we adopted six beautiful siblings, we closed our foster license with Catholic Charities because, as we rightly said, "We're…
Thanksgiving, Ranch Style
In the year 2020, literally everything has been off kilter in one way or another, or many all at once. Entering the holiday season, so many have not had the…