Kathryn is number 3 out of 6. She is strong, passionate, and tender hearted. Her dog Rudy is her right hand man. She is such a huge help to me in so many ways. Her hugs are always right on time. She finally slowed down long enough to let me take her birthday portraits and […]

Happy birthday to the one who made me a mommy. Bryce this will always go down as one of the most exciting days of my life. After about 12 hours in labor though I was screaming at them to “just get him out”!  😂 I was ready to hold you and look into your eyes. […]

Caleb is turning 9 today. Wayne and Caleb share the same birthday. It’s crazy to think he was my 10 pound baby, well, 9 pounds 15 oz. He is my climber, he would move to Tennessee in a heart beat. He goes non stop from daylight to dusk. He’s sensitive and full of fight all […]

We had a mountain vacation trip planned for Tennessee during spring break but all that changed when everything shut down. We tried to rebook but nothing was available during the week Wayne was off from the school, so we searched for something local. The week before, something finally opened up so we headed to the […]

Homeschooling is a deeply personal decision which has been forced on everyone across the nation recently due to the Covid-19 outbreak. We are going to share our homeschool schedule with you. Now in saying that each homeschool should and will look differently based on several things. We have been homeschooling for over 9 years. I […]

I wanted my own camera ever since I could hold one. I asked every year for better one. I can still remember every camera my parents gave me, and how excited I was Christmas morning to be able to take pictures of everyone. This was back when everything was film, and I didn’t want to […]

Most of the time you guys get to hear from Justine on the blog, but today we are switching things up a bit.  As I sit on reflect on this gallery, I am immediately reminded of how blessed I am to be loved by this extraordinary woman of God.  As you guys already know, she […]

When I was growing up one of our favorite things to do was go stay with my Grams and PawPaw.  We knew when we woke up there would be homemade biscuits and gravy ready for us.  They have good frozen biscuits these day but nothing compares to homemade buttermilk biscuits. Grams always made them with […]

We started at Cumberland Mountain State Park. The kids wanted to fish and this was a great place. We also had a picnic by the playground and played a little pickleball at the tennis courts. They have camping sites and lots of water activities in the summer. This is a very family friendly location. Tuesday […]

This week we have been studying John 6 and talking about what Jesus meant when He said “I am the bread of life”. While riding in the van the other day my 8 year old looks at me and says she believes she is being called to be a missionary overseas. Today when we were […]