Our sweet John Shea! How we love this boy. What a joyful soul he is.  Sometime in the past few weeks, he's started taking our faces in his hands and giving us "kisses." To him, a kiss is opening his mouth in a huge smile and licking our cheeks. It is hilarious. I love that he smiles at literally everyone and will stare a person down with his gummy smile until they see him and inevitably melt. He loves when we clap for him, "YAY John Shea!" when he's rolled over or semi pulled himself up. ... continue reading...

Have I ever mentioned on here that we got rid of our tv before moving to Okinawa? We thought, why not? Let's explore and enjoy the island, and focus on our marriage during all of our free time. It's easily one of the best decisions we've ever made. I thought it would be fun to share our thoughts after being nearly three years in... *We read the news, or listen to podcasts.We love movies but we're really picky now about what we watch. Cam got us a nice projector when we moved here.. it's ... continue reading...

This little bouquet was my creative outlet during John's nap, and put the biggest smile on my face.  Today is the first day of Lent, and the countdown to my favorite celebration of all! Good Friday and Easter -- the days of God's overpowering acts in history, acts in which God's judgment and grace were revealed to all the world -- are just around the corner. Judgment in those hours in which Jesus Christ, our Lord, hung on the cross; grace in that hour in which death was swallowed up in ... continue reading...