my project obsession…

I’m one of those people who is always working on something. I have a whole notebook which I call my creative therapy where I store all of the projects I want to start, inspiration for decoration or design. I call it my creative therapy because the right side and the left side of my brain [...]

fighting my inner home ec major…

Here’s a little background. I went to The Master’s College. TMC had a really great business department based on sound biblical principals. That is the ONLY reason I went to TMC. I went in very cynical about the number of people who seemed to only be at TMC to find a spouse. I frequently was [...]

day two…

Well hello again from the Presbyterian Hospital of Plano.18 months ago we were here with Isabella. Now we’re here with another little one. Megan made the comment to me, “its amazing how God increases your capacity to love.” Its so true. It blows my mind that I don’t feel any less love for my wife [...]

william manuel ochoa…

Here’s the quick update….I had a second child today. William Manuel (aka Liam) was born at 12:19pm via c-section. He is a very healthy 9lbs 3oz and 19″ long. He’s a good eater and fairly quiet…at least thus far. And by popular demand, here are some photos…

i feel like blogging…

This morning, I feel like blogging. Liam is coming on Thursday at 5pm. It is nice to be so close. Lord willing, the time will fly by. My mom gets into town next Wednesday afternoon for 2.5 weeks. So, between now and then there are several things that I would like to get done.
Cleaning is [...]

20 days…and counting…

So here we are, 20 days from our scheduled c-section to bring little Liam into the world. I am very eager and on the border of impatient waiting these last few weeks. There is a constant To-Do list running through my head and I can’t seem to accomplish anything on this list. There are 3 [...]

excuses excuses…

So a dear friend of mine Shay recently wrote a post on his blog entitled So You Think You Can Blog where he drags not so consistent bloggers across the coals. Saying ultimately that blogging is a discipline of writing and that a lack of consistency, for whatever reason, are just excuses. So here are [...]

lots of packing…

So I am writing this post because I am currently overwhelmed and this seemed like a good distraction. I am overwhelmed because tomorrow we are leaving for Seattle for a week to spend time with my family. I couldn’t be more stoked about this but getting to tomorrow is daunting. Normally I am a pro [...]

my wednesdays…

Well this Wednesday was anything but typical. Bella slept in, I had a long meeting this morning and left Bella with Grandma. I came home to a vomiting child which pretty much dominated the rest of my day. Oh the joys of parenting. My day did end well with a trip to a student ministries [...]

my tuesdays…

If I had to label my typical Monday it would be errnads day. My Tuesdays would be labled my cleaning days. My Tuesdays are typically not all that exciting. Bella spends the majority of her day playing by herself in her own little world. I don’t drive anywhere on Tuesdays more out of a need [...]