Brooke Taylor

Happy Father’s Day! What a beautiful day to celebrate!   It was sunny and perfect here in NE Ohio.   We celebrated dad’s day with family and friends, and lots of swimming.    Here is Grant preparing for some deep-lake-snorkeling ( fyi, this set is on sale at Target for $8 this week.  Good deal!) Here is Jim’s … Read more

I am excited to tell you about a fund-raising event that my friend Jayme has so generously offered.  If you live in the Akron/Canton area…this is for you!:)  Jayme is a talented photographer and she is donating her services to you, to help raise money for our adoption fund.   Here are the details:  A Day … Read more

This week we kicked off our “Reading and Road Trips” summer book fun with the theme “Explorers”.  In my previous post, I wrote that it was a bust because we weren’t able to go Geocaching as we had planned.  Well, scratch that….we did it!  Jim’s cell phone is equipped with a GPS and we were able … Read more

Summer break is in full swing!  This week has been a big success (an answer to prayer)!:)  Although it’s been busy, downtime has been a good mix of relaxing, reading, and vegging out.   I was excited to find a fantastic new item this year though, and I had to share!   Evidently it’s a big sensation … Read more

School is out!   The boys are officially on break and I am excited for the relaxed schedule….for now. Lol.  Usually, by the end of summer the boys are restless and ornery (and so am I)!:)   I am excited for the great things we have planned though, I am praying for a healthy and happy summer.  Now that the break … Read more

Happy Memorial Day!   It was so nice to have a long weekend and celebrate God, family, and Country.   We did everything from grill out,  to canoe and got a nice tan to top it off.   Today was extra special as Jim, Gabriel and Grant were all in our local Memorial Day parade with Scouts.  As we were … Read more

I am soooo excited to unveil a big surprise!   As you may know already, I am a HUGE NeedtoBreathe fan, so when they dropped by the studio in March, that alone was memorable and exciting.  I didn’t think it could get better than that….until now!:)   Len and I are actually in their video for “Something Beautiful”!    … Read more

Things are hopping, sorry for the lack of updates!  I was looking forward to posting a picture of Gabriel and his lemonade stand but it looks like our “Camera Bandit” (aka Garrett) struck again.  Lol.    Sometimes he takes our little camera off the docking station and I know exactly when it happens because I … Read more

I can’t believe school is almost OUT! Another year has flown by,  and we are now counting down to the final days of school . You know what that means… a new theme for our summer reading program!:) Last year we did “Reading and Road Trips” and I think we are going to stick with that, … Read more

“For I know well the plans I have in mind for you, says the LORD,plans for your welfare, not for woe. Plans to give you a future full of hope” -Jeremiah 29: 11 I am excited to finally share some news that I have been bursting to reveal.:) We are embarking on a new chapter … Read more