It’s my favorite time of year! Christmastime is amazing for a variety of reasons, and one of those is because of Holiday Concerts at our school, Schuylkill Valley. Every December since 2009, we’ve been treated to wonderful school concerts. Morgan
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Daughter of the King of Kings, grateful wife of a Godly man, and blessed mom to 4 fun boys ranging in age from 20 down to 11: love them all with all my heart! Thankful for my close and extended family, photography, web design and graphics, snowboarding, church family friends, most outdoor activities, those males in my life, great neighbors, and furry friends - not in that order!
Tyler’s Graduation from Penn State Berks on May 6, 2023
When Tyler came along only 18 months after his older brother Morgan was born, it was a promising outlook with them being so close in age. They would be doing so many things together – school, sports, everything. I wouldn’t
Morgan’s Graduation from Pennsylvania College of Technology, May 14, 2022
Wait, what? Four years gone by … already? Wow – they’re not kidding when they say, “don’t blink.” Leaving him at the college four years ago was difficult, but thankfully Naomi would be around! At the end of his first
Snowboard & Ski
Want to stay young? Here’s a tip…
Welcome to the family, Mia & Luna (and Joe?)!
Want to ratchet up the fun at your house? Get two kittens! Gabriel and I picked them out at the Animal Rescue League in Birdsboro. Though after losing Tiger (Kitty McFritty) I couldn’t imagine having another cat for some time,
Kitty McFritty… miss u much.
During the time when I was trying to get my heart on-board with my head to do the humane thing, to spare Kitty of her misery brought on by cancer, I came across a number of blogs regarding the loss
Tyler’s School Years and High School Graduation
Has it been a year already? I loved that Morgan and Tyler were close enough together in age that they were only 1 year apart in school, but I’ve come to realize that I also don’t like that they were
Morgans Move-In & Welcome Weekend at Penn College
All along, I was excited for him. All along, I was trying to keep a good perspective and help him prepare for it. All along, I believed this was the best path for him to take. Yet there I lay,
Summer Trips – Part 2: Shenandoah Valley & Luray Caverns
After our stay in Kentucky had come to an end, we considered visiting the Ark Encounter in Williamstown (northern Kentucky) but instead decided to head to the Shenandoah Valley & Luray Caverns (southeastern Virginia). But, not without stopping at a KFC
Summer Trip – Part 1: Howard Family Reunion
This is an awesome country and an absolute blessing to be able to travel it and appreciate the beauty in this Creation that God made to enjoy. Other than the Caribbean and Tijuana, I haven’t traveled outside of it so though
Sports …
From Morgans very first T-Ball season back in 2005, countless hours and dollars have been spent on registrations, equipment, and the most important thing at every game – snacks and drinks at the Concession Stands! With 4 boys, we’ve
Morgans Schuylkill Valley High School Graduation, June 7, 2018
How do you prepare yourself for your firstborns’ High School graduation? I don’t know either. Maybe by the time my last son Gabriel goes through it, I’ll have heaps of advice and I’ll feel like a pro…but not yet. So
2018 Piano Recital & Spring Concerts
Spring brings flowers… rain… and music programs! Mrs. Judy Whitmoyers’ annual Piano Recital Christian and Gabriels’ piano teacher, Mrs. Whitmoyer, is kind, thoughtful, and gracious enough to organize a recital so her students can shine! Christian began as one of
Winter of Progress
If I worked outside all day, I’m sure I’d feel differently but I really enjoy the winter. I know it’s chilly and all, but how can you not enjoy how God provides shimmery white snow and diamond-like icicles to brighten
2018 SV Dinner Concert
The Dinner Concert can be a longer event of sorts, but if you have more than one child in band/chorus, it somewhat works out nice to have them all play, though at different times, but on the same evening at
Morgan, #62
I don’t recall if Morgan and I had ever had a conversation about him liking or playing hockey prior to the seeing the flyer he had in his backpack from school that day. In fact, I don’t even know that he
Perry Cambridge Christmas 2017
Our sixth year heading up to the Davidson Farm in Cambridge, but our 19th year (pretty sure!) for the Christmas Gathering at Jermaine Hall. It’s a lot of packing and preparing, being that it’s the first Saturday after Christmas, so
First Son, First College Visits
What Do You Want To Do For The Rest Of Your Life? That sure isn’t an easy question for most people to answer. I thought I knew what I wanted to do until my father passed away, and that changed my
Labor Day Weekend – Weselak Riverfront Homestead
Labor Day 2016 – 4th Annual Weekend at the Weselaks on Grand Island
Toth-Perry OCMD 2017
Some years you have lots of sun, and some years you don’t. This trip started out a bit soggy, but then a bad day (or week) at the beach is still better than a good day of nothing! For this