Proof of Grace

Sunday: Jeff ran the Nike 10K in Lima.  Jeff rocked the 10K last Sunday by finishing in the top 110 out of about at least 8,000 runners!  He...

In an effort to keep up with my blog, my good friend Mende and I have decided to hold each other accountable to staying caught up with o...

We live in an area of Lima called La Molina.  It's conveniently located about 2 blocks from a major supermarket, and within driving dist...

Have you ever tried to set up a house from scratch?  Well, after 2 full months of living in Lima, I think we've finally got our house se...

We arrived on Monday night, bought the boys school uniforms Tuesday afternoon and they started school on Wednesday morning last week!  It wa...

Our journey of 18 months in the States is now over and we are back in Peru. It's so strange to be back...there are days that feel like w...

In the past week as I have left for the gym at 6am, I've noticed that the sky is lighter and the birds are singing!!  This has got to be...

Smells and moments...amazing what our brain remembers!  Just a few weeks ago I was with my mom in a showroom in Dallas, I was smelling candl...

It's quiet in the house, I just put Sophia to nap in the "big girl bed" for the first time ever, I made a GREAT cup of coffee,...

So I've written before about the journey we are on with Jonathon.  My blond, freckled face, green-eyed son whose smile would melt your h...

This morning I put on Sophia's winter hat.  Yes, it's that time of the year, and we were heading out the door to take the boys to sc...

So we are on a new journey, it involves our sweet boy Jonathon, who is almost 8!!  He is a sweet, sensitive, yet impulsive young man.  He ha...

So we had quite a big scare last weekend. We were visiting with my BFF Jackie who was up here in IL to visit her sister.  We had decided to ...

I know, I'm being a negative Nelly, but I really don't like Fall...because I know it will lead to Winter!  I am NOT a cold-loving pe...

One of my favorite things about being in the States is that the boys get to see their cousins so often!! They are having a blast hanging ou...

I can't believe I forgot to post about Sophia's broken arm!!!  It was such a big event for us!!  So one Sunday morning in July, Soph...

We arrived in Wheaton on August 16th, and began moving things in to our lovely, fully furnished 3 story duplex!!  It's part of the Furlo...

I need to catch up on some other posts, but I'll post quickly to let everyone know that we are moving to Wheaton, IL tomorrow!!!  It...