As I said in the last post, our wonderful friends, the Bridenstine's came to visit us last week and we had such a fun and refreshing tim...

On a lighter note, and for 28 seconds of your time, watch this hilarious video. We've been hanging out with our wonderful friends from N...

After listening to Allen's sermon last night about Deviants in Disguise , false prophets from the Sermon on the Mount, I am painfully aw...

Easton has been trying for a month or so to crawl and I can't deny it any longer... He's crawling! It is super-official! He is t...

A cute Valentine treat that the kids and I made and decorated to give to our neighbors...hope you enjoy the recipe! Rice Crispy Valentine ...

I signed up to review this book because of several thoughts that went through my head when I saw the cover and what it was about. First, ...

My hip friend, Stephanie, came to church on Sunday night with a totally cute headband in her hair. It looked make-able. I asked her if she ...

After November's Tree of Thanks , where each family member wrote something they were thankful for each day during the month (we missed s...

Ever since Beckett's birthday when he received his guitars and Christmas when they received their microphones, there have been a plethor...

Easton Brooks celebrated his half birthday yesterday. It may not have been the most delightful celebration. We started the day off waki...

I LOVE this book. I am not one to just swallow a book whole, but this one I did and will continue to. This is the ultimate parenting...

to the one who jumps vigorously... to the one who samples lots of concoctions... to the one who "catches" butterflies... ...

Taylor Joyisms used to be monthly feature here at the Duty Chronicles and since Easton was born, they are sadly down to a semi-annual basis....

This is Allen's post on the NL blog: By now, you have probably heard about the massive 7.3 earthquake that struck Haiti two days ago. ...

Now, for some of the crafts that I have been undertaking throughout November and December that I couldn't tell you about until after Chr...

We had a beautiful Christmas together. We started off the festivities in Sachse with my family on the 23rd. Spending time with their Nanny, ...

Giggles all around and lots of fun being had on our new trampoline. Thanks, Nanny and Papa!

Bible Reading Plans for the New Year! Allen and I read through one together last year and it blessed our socks off! Doing it together was fu...

From our family to yours... Thanks for reading updates of our family and joining us in this journey of life. We are blessed to walk through ...

A slideshow from my birthday boy's party... Make a Smilebox slideshow