When you have a snow day after the official first day of spring, it feels like a bonus. And when it is a big enough snow storm to actually close school for not only the four younger kids, but also for Douglas, there is great rejoicing in the Martin household. Add in Chick-Fil-A closing for the day and Douglas having the day off and it feels like a true holiday.

Kids, Toys, and the Inevitable Mess.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding. Welcome to Our Blog! Current BLOG at Jonsey4him. My Blog moved at the beginning of the year but my followers did not! Apparently. I know that I had not blogged for awhile and I obviously lost my following. My new blog is Jonesy4him.

A mom and 5 beautiful and spunky girls that keep me on my feet. Monday, April 20, 2015. Four Questions Every Kid Needs Answered. The past 2 weeks there has been a lot of struggles and challenges with some of my daughters. These struggles are mostly feelings and emotions. Some have left me completely drained out. Some have left me hurting. Some have me questioning if I am doing a good job. Some have left me feeling sad. Some have left me with fear. And during all this,.

This is the story of our adoption process to bring our daughter Mia 金果 home to us. Saturday, August 10, 2013. hence the reason she was given the birthday of August 5th.

Monday, August 17, 2015. Please Excuse Me While I Grieve. I wish I could grieve once and get it over with but it comes in waves, sometimes there is a long break between waves and sometimes they roll in, one after the next without giving me time to catch my breath. Grief has taken my joy, my laughter and turned it into bitterness and pain.