I am wife to a juggler and linguist (yeah, the same guy) , mom to three monkeys, sister to a bald guy, aunt to six cool kiddos, daughter of the best parents in the world, and once again, teacher of 18 toothless 1st graders. I love life! I love the Creator of my life! I enjoy a lot of simple things and get a kick out of the bigger ones!
After a 5 year leave of absence from living in Texas (I was STILL a Texan) my husband and I returned to the great state. We are raising a grand little nine year old boy and two sweet little girls, ages 8 and 5. It is absolutely loony around here at times but every bit of this 1,500 square foot house is filled with love. And laughter.
Being a stay at home mom has always been my dream. But there were mornings I seriously thought the clock would never get past that stinkin’ 9! After being in the trenches of preschoolville for nine years, I returned to teaching this fall – part time at a marvelous Christian school. My kids attend so it is a double blessing to us – a great Christian education and the opportunity to be hugged continuously throughout the day by two of our kiddos. Little Miss (who just turned five) hangs out with Nana (AKA my mom) or preschool. Because I only work until 1:30 four days a week, I like to say that I am a part time stay at home mom. I would seriously have to admit myself to a state mental hospital if I worked a minute more!
The husband is in full time ministry serving orphans around the world. You will NEVER meet a better man. He loves the Lord, he loves me, and he loves his children. He is brilliant, goofy, and multi-talented. I love him. TONS!
I love to scrapbook, cook, workout, read, do anything fun with my family like camping and riding bikes, and TALK. And the latest hobby involves the land of blogging. I visit it often.
Welcome to my world. This family photo is as good as it gets. I love this dear little family. I really, really do. I am a content woman.
Our youngest daughter is referred to as Little Miss. Our middle child is Pumpkin (she was born on Halloween).
This is our son. I call him The Lad. Ornery might be the more appropriate name when it comes to photos. The child despises having his picture taken so if you see very few pics of him on my blog OR he is never smiling, know that it is him, not his momma. I think he is the most handsome little guy around and wish I could snap a milllion shots of him smiling.
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I miss you!
It’s so great to meet a sister in Christ through “Tag!” I love your family, I used to be a middle school teacher (about 17 of us took early retirement a few at a time in a few years; it is absolutely dangerous…do I need to expound?;-), and I love to TALK, too!
I’m in Georgia, where we need prayer for rain, please!
So glad I jumped back over here and read more about you!
God Bless and Keep You and Yours.
Hey! I know you have been reading my blog for a while and leaving comments (THANK YOU!), but when I would get my comments through email, I didn’t realize you had a blog too! A thousand apologies! I decided to investigate, and actually went to your comment on my blog entry, and clicked on your name, and here you are! So, I will have to explore your blog, but from what I have read so far, it sounds like we have a lot in common! Also, I would love to hear about your 12 Days of Christmas…maybe I will find it when I explore your blog…if not, please email me!
Hey! It’s steph barrick (used to be pettit). I found this on Sarah’s blog. It is so good to see what you and your family are up to. Your kids are beautiful and where did the curly hair come from? I miss you and am glad to see you are doing so well.
steph
Wow…we have much in common…I am a part time teacher as well and going to teach in a private Christian school next fall, to be with my kids!
I taught in Christian schools for 9 yrs.
Thoughts on being a Texan. I will always be a Texan even if we never return to The Promised Land, as my husband calls it.
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Great talking to you today
Paul is the greatest
I knew Andrew at Baylor from Calvary and met you once while visiting Amanda Freeman in D.C. I saw your comment on the Warrens website and had to see if it was y’all. I’d love to catch up with y’all. I’m on facebook. My maiden name was Upchurch, so maybe Andrew will recognize that.
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