Faith Lately: Learning to Receive

I don't claim to have all the answers or always know the right thing to say. But I do know that I feel things deeply and writing about them has always seemed to help. A huge life event happened to our family in 2023, and it changed the way I think about a lot of things. It deepened my faith and, at the same time, became something that has been difficult for me to process and talk about.

I use this blog as a way to document our life. I love looking back years later and reliving trips, birthday parties, holidays, home projects, and all the little moments in between. Truthfully, I write this blog for me. It's a scrapbook of sorts, and writing has always helped me process things, learn from them, and sometimes make sense of them.

So I'm starting a new series called Faith Lately.

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Chicago: Day One

Helllllo Chicago! We woke up early this morning to make it to the airport for our 6:51am flight. I feel like we were always here with way too much time, so we shot to leave our house at 5:15. Brian says we cut it far too close for his liking. We waited a long time to check bags, and it took a while to make it through security. We grabbed breakfast and coffee and walked right on to board. I feel like it was perfect timing 😊 But that’s not what you’re here to talk about.. it’s our fun, family trip to Chicago!

 

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Sylamore, Year 2

Round two at the Sylamore with the Johnston Family was another success. The girls love it! We did not camp this year and they were highly disappointed but I was deeply thrilled that Brian realized we are not tent kind of people. Hello cabin from here on out. 

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Salmon Salad, Pantry Copycat

Ya'll.. I had this dream of a salad at the work lunch the other day. I left knowing I need to try to recreate it as soon as possible and have it again. It was at the Pantry in west Little Rock. I did not add the salmon at the time but when I made it at home (more than twice now), we added and it was divine! 

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Memorial Day and AI :)

Memorial Day at the lake consisted of playing with Boompa's ChatGPT nonstop! And the girls loved every minute of it. So funny to hear them explaining exactly what they want in their AI-generated images! :) 

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Happy Father's Day to Brian!

 

Happy Father's Day to the daddy who does it all! We love you so much!! 

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Oreo Icebox Pie or Cake?

Brian asked for this Oreo Pie a couple weeks ago so I had to deliver. The girls "helped" me and could barely keep their little hands out of the Oreos. That's the problem with ordering those darn things, the minute they came in the grocery delivery, I had to fight everyone off so they would be left for the pie!! Also lied and told Emmy it was a cake cause she hates pie. Babies be silly. 

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Mahjong with Mah Babes

Can we talk about how fun it is to play Mahjong with your kids? The fact that Emily will sit there and play and not dump the table over if she doesn't win is reason enough for me to love it. It's so precious. They want to play every single day. They love to cheers, they live for the bird bam and lemonade. Its so fun! 

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Emily's 7th Birthday!!

What a fun celebration for Emmy's 7th birthday! We had her party the day before her actual birthday, which was also the last day of school. It was such a fun kick-off to summer! SO many kids, having such a fun time swimming! And these little party favors turned out precious. 

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Last Day of School 2026!

Last day of school for these plaid wearing cuties! They were so excited to leave school behind and start the summer. Especially since usually the last day of school means you go home right after promotion ceremonies. This year, only for Kate. Emily actually chose to stay at school with her friends for the rest of the day! Doesn't hurt that she's obsessed with her teacher. 

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