Father’s Day
On this Father’s Day, instead of being celebrated, Paul, our family’s patriarchal provider, protector, and pedagogue, spent the day taking turns caring for a fussy baby during church, ending mass…
Read moreFive!
What a delight it was to celebrate our LyssLyss as she turned FIVE years old this month! This was her first year to be able to attend VBS (her birthday…
Read moreJune Bullet Post
Here are a few bits and bobs from the last couple of weeks: Paul’s little car got totaled in a hit-and-run. We were able to replace it for a mere…
Read moreAll Hail the Graduates
I have been slowly learning my craft as a photographer over the last several years, discovering what I like to see in a photo, learning a little about composition, learning…
Read moreRespite
If I were to pick a word to describe this past couple of years, I think “challenging” would be barely adequate. It’s not just the numbers – going from five…
Read moreSaturdays
There are many things in life that I can do without. Luxurious vacations, fancy clothes, me-time – I’m fine without any of that. But take away one of my Saturdays…
Read more19 Years of Geneva Melody
Today, on the 100th Anniversary of Fatima, we also celebrated 19 years of Geneva Melody, our resident composer-piano/ukulele player-rapper-drummer-vocalist-music-producer-writer-comedienne. Yeah, she’s crazy talented, low key, and awesome and we love…
Read moreSix!
We had a pretty awesome family time for Efrain’s sixth birthday on Friday. Wait. How is this little man already SIX years old?? He is finishing his first year at…
Read moreA Perfect Sunday Afternoon
Sunday afternoon was one of the most perfect weather days ever, a complete outlier for the month of May in Arizona, when the temperature barely hit 70 for a high.…
Read moreNew Traditions
It’s difficult to find time during the actual Easter celebration for two families heavily involved in their respective church’s music ministries to gather for a celebration. On our end of…
Read morePerfect
True Confession: Sometimes I obsess. I’ve been this way as long as I can remember – my brain gets stuck on something and nothing will unstick it except time and…
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