This rose means so much to me. It will always be a reminder to me of the day my son was a wonderful blessing to someone who needed love that day. Yesterday, I got to witness something that made my mommy’s heart brimming full of pride and joy. A lady down the street, who has […]
Father’s Day!!!
We were so blessed to have Brian home for the night for Father’s Day…even though he was in rotation…and we will have him home tomorrow for his birthday too!!! After experiencing so many special days away from each other…we are truly happy to have those days together now…even if only for a little bit of […]
Selling Our Car!!!
We are attempting to sell our car….Scoobydoo has got to go…and we are hoping someone will buy it. It has been such a faithful car. Would you know that it has never broken down on me? No parts have ever broken (on their own)….nothing has ever caused me trouble with it….except once when I ran […]
Potty Training in the Tinklepaugh household….
Here are some pictures of the Tinklepaugh adventures in potty training! This has been such a long process with my sweet firstborn boy….and I’m told it can be like that for many boys…perhaps especially the firstborn. I did not put much pressure on him during the whole process…I didn’t want it to be like that […]
Beautiful day….
The past week has just been exhausting for me for some reason. Each and every day has been a struggle to physically and emotionally get through. My body keeps crying out and today I actually fell asleep on Lewis. He woke me with a kiss and said, “Wake up Mommy!” He learned very well from […]
New life
With Brian in the field…but our time apart coming to a close…I am convicted of so much that needs to change in my parenting, in my marriage, in my life. I am praying for new life. I want SO much for the old ways to pass…and the new to be resurrected in my life. God […]
Precious time with Sweet Neighbors!
God has blessed us with the most precious neighbors here! On both sides 🙂 Yesterday, we traveled to the Huckleberry Finn Festival in Victorville with our neighbors and had such a wonderful time. Our kids had a blast riding on ponies (Hannah was fine until she saw mommy…), played in the water park and playground, searched for […]
A Calling beckoned by Grace…
I am SEEING God’s grace all over our lives right now. It fills me with so many different emotions. One of sadness that we are so far from His grace. One of Joy, that He loves us and gives us His endless grace anyway. One of regret that I didn’t try harder in the past […]
A captain (___) with seven children….what’s so fearsome about that?
What will this day be like? I wonder What will my future be? I wonder It could be so exciting To be out in the world To be free My heart should be wildly rejoicing Oh whats the matter with me? I`ve always longed for adventure To do the things I`ve never dared Now here […]
Never-ending Joy
One of the ways joy comes to me always is in obedience. Obedience, wherever I am, to what God wants me to do in that moment. It isn’t any pre-set idea of how I am supposed to behave or how things are supposed to go…it is simply seeking His will for me in each and […]
Walking in Faith 