Lessons From My Children

~Willis Something I have learned from being a parent is that it is impressive what you can learn from your children. There are two things in particular that stand out recently. Friendliness: The Gospel’s Ally I am a fairly outgoing person and have never had much trouble introducing myself to complete strangers. However, when we …

Little Bundle of Boy {A Birth Story}

~Whitney In late May Little Baby made his appearance to the world. And I'm. In. Love. His deep dark eyes. Wavy hair. Tiny toes and large hands. The way he looks around with those bright eyes and takes everything in. The joyful grin he gifts to everyone.   He was so worth all the long …

Actively. Seeking. Thankfulness.

~Whitney~ "Rejoice evermore.  Pray without ceasing.  In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Life's hard. Days are mundane. People are energy zapping. Finances are frustrating. Health is iffy. Our houses are dated. Supper was bland. Kids are whiny. Gas is expensive. The …

Spring is in the Air

~Whitney~ The birds excitedly chirping out my window and the fresh smells of nature’s new life bring such peaceful happiness to my heart. I love aspects about all times of the year: Winter’s quiet snowfalls that blanket the earth in peacefulness, Summer’s memories of hiking, camping, and dancing lightning bugs, and Fall’s crisp fragrant smells …

Heartright Farm – Our Newest Adventure

  ~Whitney We have some extremely exciting news to share with you all! (Many of you already know if you are friends with us on Facebook!) WE BOUGHT A ZOO! Sorry, too good to resist. No, we didn't buy a zoo but we did just purchase our very own little piece of wonderfulness.... We own …

A New Year, A Few Simple Goals

~Whitney Wow, we've been kinda MIA on the blog for the past three months...sorry about that! I hope we still have at least a few readers left! A lot has gone on in our family and writing for the blog was one of those things that went by the wayside for a while. The main …

16 Sanity Saving Tips of Parents of Littles

~Whitney~ Although I've only been a parent for four years, I've definitely learned some tricks to saving time, money, energy, and sanity while parenting little ones...and in our case multiple little ones! Little Man just turned four years old and with two more Littles under him, we have quite the busy household! I'm naturally like …

Slow Down!

Ahhhh, Summer. That lazy time of the year spent lying out under the clear sky, skipping rocks on the lake, and going swimming every day... Umm, that's not quite the world I live in (although it does sound amazing)! Summer for me means Vacation Bible School planning, gardening in the heat, Church events, mowing and …

In Sync {Working Together in Marriage}

~Whitney This past weekend Willis and I and a group from our church went canoeing down a small river. It's an annual event at our church and one of my favorite activities of the year! There's just something peaceful and relaxing about floating down a river with the sun shining in through the trees, the …

Springing the Coop

Spring has officially arrived! I guess better late than never, huh? Well, we went from rain and cold for what seemed like an unending winter to now it finally being warm and sunny! This past week we've had the windows and doors open and little bare feet have been living it up outside. The grass …