Brooke Taylor

Thankfully all the above indicate good things.  Great things actually!    First off, I am overjoyed to finally be able to announce that we are unexpectedly…expecting!   I am almost 5 months pregnant  and praise God, everything is going well so far!   The news came as a complete shock to us.   As many of you may know, … Read more

What a week! First off, a big pat on the back goes to Gabriel and Grant. They finished homeschooling for the year! I am so proud of them.  I even surprised myself by doing better than I gave myself credit for going in. We also have a super babysitter too, and she was the one … Read more

A big thanks to Tonya who sent in another yummy recipe this week!   A few years ago, I made this for my friend Lisa and her family after she and her hubby were recovering from kidney surgery.  I forgot about it after that though.   I remember originally seeing it on the Duggar’s website as a family favorite.  … Read more

Happy birthday to my pumpkin pie, Garrett Michael!   He turned 5 yesterday!   We got him a Lego watch, and his big event is a birthday party next week.   Here is a rather squished-in birthday photo. 🙂   It was wonderful to have dad home from the hospital and with us to celebrate!   He has a feeding … Read more

Happy Mother’s Day to all the beautiful moms out there!! Including grandmas, spiritual mothers, and future moms.:) I am taking my mom out to lunch, I don’t remember the last time we had some one-on-one time without distractions so I am really looking forward to it. I received the best Mother’s Day present of all … Read more

For Mother’s Day this year, one of my hopes is to sit down as a family and watch Anne of Green Gables.  That would be such a gift.   Last summer I rented it for the boys, but there just wasn’t enough action for the boys to stick with it.  Maybe now? Anne of Green Gables is my … Read more

Although I have never smelled this particular scent, I really, really want to get my hands on it!   This is the perfume Kate Middleton wore on her wedding day, and it’s sold out all over the world!  Yowza.   Okay, so I guess it wouldn’t be the most original route to go, but it does sound lovely.   … Read more

I just returned from the grocery store a week’s worth of delicious ingredients, or so I hope. 🙂      With our busy schedule lately (visits to the hospital, baseball, etc) we haven’t been eating the best, and I needed to get in gear.   I visited one of my favorite websites to stock up on healthy … Read more

I’m a little late on this, but it’s definitely a worthy “belated” post. Last Thursday we welcomed Nicole C. Mullen to a sold out show at Hartville Kitchen. Every Mother’s Day and Christmas, the 95.5 The Fish “Mom Squad” brings in a speaker and/or music artist. This year, we happened to be blessed to get … Read more

Happy Easter!   He is Risen!!  Church was wonderful yesterday.  It was decorated beautifully, everyone looked dapper, and the sermon was inspiring.     Every holiday, every year I try to take a mental snapshot of the goodness, the blessings that we have to celebrate and hope I will always remember these years.   In the joy of the day though, a … Read more