Brooke Taylor

Just a quick update, wanted to share a picture from “The Afters” dropping by the studio this week.  Josh and Matt are great guys and performed their new single “Light up the Sky”.  They were so good live!    I am hoping to post the video sometime this week.   The Afters will be at The Fest … Read more

Can you believe it’s August?!  Back-to-school month has officially begun!  This was another fun/busy summer weekend.  Here are a few of the highlights…. Jim and Gabe were at Webelos Resident Camp (for Scouts) so it was just me, Grant and Garrett for a few days.  Friday night I took the boys to one of our favorite … Read more

We are on year two of having a garden and this weekend we had our first harvest.   Lots of cucumbers, a yellow squash, sugar snap peas, green beans and one gigantic zucchini!  Look at this whopper: I know it’s not uncommon for them to get this big, but I am still proud of our jumbo … Read more

We are playing a new song called “God Gave Me You” by Dave Barnes.  It’s my new favorite.   Love the song, love the video!:)  

We are officially home and it feels good to be back!   We had a peaceful journey home from an amazing trip with no snags or snafus.  Then we picked up our dog Clementine up and she puked in Jim’s car, puked on our newly cleaned carpet, and puked one more time (for good measure) on … Read more

Hello!  First off,  I have extend a heartfelt, humble thank you to my friend Jayme Orn.  She offered her services to do photo sessions with the proceeds going to our adoption fund.   Her willingness to do something so selfless and creative was another indication of what an amazing person she is!  Well, the big event was … Read more

This week at church, one of the readings was from the book of St. Matthew (8:20)  Jesus replied, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.” I can’t read that verse without thinking of Rich Mullins.   I know that verse not … Read more

 Don’t you just love those videos of men/women in the military returning home?  The surprises with the kids are the best, it gets me every time.   With the 4th of July coming up, I thought I would post this “best of” montage.  Get your tissues!:)

Hooray for the Cleveland Museum of Art!  We visited for the first time today, and it really exceeded our expectations.  I had a special event written on my calendar for about a month, but I half expected it wouldn’t happen with our busy schedule.    So, it was exciting when I realized that our day was open … Read more

We had a fun little field trip today.  Just around the corner, in our own little town, lives the oldest Magnolia Cucumber tree in the world!   They usually live about 120 years, however this one is  approx. 430 years old over 8 stories tall.   We are currently reading about St. Francis of Assisi for our “Reading … Read more