The Journal

My daughter participated in her first school exordium. Her class, the afternoon kindergarten, recited the 23rd Psalm and then presented the bird that they had researched. The kids were adorable

The kids were digging through our set of board games and came across an old chess board of mine. So one at a time, I sat down with them and

I’ve been down most of this week with a bit of pneumonia. As much as I wanted to jump at every opportunity to take pictures this week, I felt terrible

Easter. A celebration of the greatest event in world history. The moment when death was defeated on our behalf. Jesus, setting aside pride and power, allowed Himself to be killed

I’ve been told that Easter was once a holiday established by some other far gone religion. It’s a shame that it didn’t start out about Jesus, the one who deserves

I wasn’t sure I should share this one, but it really speaks to me. It feels real. So in the interest of being transparent, here it is. Most of the

The day of disappointment has come and gone once again. Valentines day seems to be a day when expectations are high, and few are met satisfactorily. This year was once

Elizabeth has been attending swim lessons for a few years now. I love her excitement for it and seeing her confidence in the water increase steadily.

Travis received a whole host of fun Lego things this year for his birthday and Christmas. The only problem is trying to get me to stop playing with them long

My little boy turned 4. I don’t know whether I’m more excited for his maturing or sad for the loss of his baby qualities. Mostly I am excited though. I

Here are a few pictures from the Boise Vineyard during our Christmas-Eve-Eve services.

My friend friend Megan asked me to take some pictures of her family last Sunday. Little did I know that she meant the whole family. As always, I learned a