In college I had some good friends who stuck by me in some extremely hard times. There was a time that was darker than dark for me and Lacy walked through it with me patiently and without judgement. I really do not think I would have made it through without her and I am beyond thankful to her. Three years ago Brandon and Lacy had a little girl named Haven Grace. She was born with heart issues and in august of this past year she received a new heart. Since then she has done really well, finally able to get rid of the feeding tube that she had for so long and just blossom as a little girl. … [Read more...]

Right now it's just a time when I know that there is so much that I have to do in the next few weeks. Christmas is coming up fast, the new house still isn't put together and I need to do some major maintenance on this blog. I know that some of the pages are showing up funky at times but I need a huge block of time to just sit down and work on it. On top of all that this week we made the decision to let a friend live with us for a few months while their family transitions to Houston. It's a great thing and we're really excited for them but she will be staying in our blank, beyond basic, box … [Read more...]

Have you ever thought about what God thinks of Thanksgiving? This week in America we are preparing to spend a day in thankfulness, or that's how it's supposed to go. Truly what the day is spent doing is watching sports, eating pie, and getting ready for the looming black friday shop-a-thon.  Yes on that day we may write a  list of what we're thankful for and share it around the table. Our kids might write things they're thankful for on construction paper turkey feathers. But on the day that we're supposed to be so thankful it turns into any other day, just on this day we have to wear our … [Read more...]