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It’s every mothers dream.  Well at least mine.  To wake up from a sleepy state on the couch because you were trying to get just a little cat nap before the evening festivities when you hear this strange sound.  You think you know what it is but not sure if it’s true.  You are the…

After a bit of a rough day yesterday I woke up determined to embrace some cleaning therapy.  In the past few months, if we don’t use it, we give it away.  It’s very freeing having less and less STUFF.  I think when my kids get older the one thing that they will say about their…

While I am not making dinner…(because why bother when you have friends that whip up masterpiece meals and well…) and my stove looks like this just to prove it… I’ll just serve this ….. (so I can’t disappoint) While hitting 120 second on the microwave I go to find the kids and it’s 6:30 and…

Peace hospitality feast laughter anguish fullness music children drinks noise quiet reading searching blogging understanding contentment joy bloated sleepy Rest   That was my evening.  How was yours?        

PBA did an article on our family and Student Life Camp since we are alumni.  Wanted to share it with you. PBA grad David Rhodes and his wife, Kim Steele Rhodes, with their daughter, Izzie, 3, and their son, Frankie, 3. The couple adopted Frankie from an orphanage in Haiti Palm Beach Atlantic University alumnus…

Last week we went back to where it all began.  Palm Beach Atlantic University (or college) in my day.  Dave had a Student Life camp on campus and we decided to take our two youngest on a long road trip back to where it all began.  On the last day we were sitting at a…

Frankie has been here now for 6 months and I still cherish each of the firsts I get to watch him experience.  Yesterday I took him to see the Ocean and walk the beach for the first time.  When we left he said in perfect English, “Mama I loved the beach and ocean.” And I’m…

I”ve had this reoccurring picture that comes to my mind at least a few times a day.  It started a few weeks ago and I told Dave about it.  I envision our family at the pool.  We’ve got Jeff Hall there the photographer extraordinaire.  I’m wanting another family picture.  Just one.  I’m hoping he can…

Ran across this video this morning.  Put me in tears and reminded me of the joy of adoption and that so many families have been or are on that journey.  Hope this blesses you like it did me.  Get some kleenex.   Meeting Endale For The First Time! from Peter Kidd on Vimeo.

I wish you could smell my house.  You would LOVE it.  I have a very fun project going on.  Many of you have been part of it and given your two cents… I mean scents.   Good news is that we almost have it!