Hey there! This was an all around exciting week in our lives.  We found out that we are going to be grandparents again! Leah and Hano are expecting. We can hardly wait to meet the new little one and see Mayla in her role as big sis! Leah and Hano are...

Have you ever thought about how marriage can help us grow and become better people? When two people come together in marriage, they bring their own unique backgrounds and perspectives. It’s through navigating these differences that we have the chance...

Life is a journey, not a destination, but sometimes it feels like we’re stuck in a moment, like Bono from U2 sang. You know the feeling, don’t you? Maybe it’s when you’re facing a challenge with your spouse or dealing with a difficult situation with...

Hey there friends. I wanted to share with you an experience Steve and I had last Sunday. This past weekend Steve and I visited a unique church. The church is based on a cell group model. So during the week folks gather in homes for practical living o...

You know those weeks where nothing really exciting happens? This week was one of those for us. Mundane indeed. In honor of the mundane, here are seven things that might be considered mundane in the moment, but can have a significant impact on our liv...

Date your mate regularly… make time for it. This was a weird thought to me when we were first married. Date each other? Why? We are married…lets get on to married life. I quickly learned that married life is full of little things that sweep away focu...

Raising kids seems unending but stay connected to each other because you will cross into being an empty nester and you don’t want to be strangers to each other when you get there.  I remember when my children started flying out of the nest.  I felt l...

What a gorgeous week to be in Tucson! We had mild temperatures and sunshine every day this week. Steve and I made the most of it by getting out and walking, hiking, or bike riding every day.  The Loop On Sunday we started the week with a 16 mile bike...

This week in lieu of a hike, Chrissy and I visited Old Tucson. Originally built to make the movie Arizona back in 1939, it evolved over the years to become the filming location for many major western movies and TV shows. Ever heard of Little House on...

Forgive quick…life is shorter than you think.  We have no guarantees on tomorrow or even today, we only have this moment.  Growing up I remember hearing that you shouldn’t let “the sun go down on your wrath.”  As a kid I thought ok, I can stew until...