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Category Archives: faith and family

Back to school crazy {The Most Important Gift}

We started a new chapter this season after homeschooling 5 years. Three out of our 6 kids decided to go to a sweetView full post »

When the Sacred and Soccer Collide {life lessons on the field}

I’m a soccer mom. But I’m more than that. I have 5 precious children–and one on the way. Some broughtView full post »

Thankful We Chose More Than Perfect

A front porch on a farm will do many things to you—one is lead to more conversations and recollecting memories.View full post »

It’s a…

Oh what a sweet day!! And I’m so thankful that 2 of my precious friends helped me pull off sharing with the kidsView full post »

Merry Christmas…

We are SO excited to share that the Young family is growing!!! (I told the boys to give their best Home Alone faces&#View full post »

Created for Care’s First Marriage Retreat!

This past weekend was Created for Care’s FIRST marriage retreat!! We retreated on Berry College’s beautifulView full post »

A Weekend of Planning at Big Canoe {Created for Care}

We just might have the most amazing spouses ever. They cheer us on to leave several weekends a year to pour into fosterView full post »

Co-Op fun… {#barnschoolhomeschool}

Still can’t believe we are going on our 5th year of homeschooling! One of our favorite days is Mondays when our coView full post »

World Suicide Prevention Day {We’ll See You Tomorrow}

Remembering this day this week on behalf of some of the bravest I know… Life is hard. Even Jesus said it would beView full post »

The Young Family Farm! {Babe of my Heart}

After 7 years of writing on our family blog at Babe of my Heart, a blog I started to keep our family in-the-know duringView full post »

When grace, love and service leave the field…

This post was written 2 years ago–and never posted. Tonight–as I update categories to link up to my new blogView full post »

The best time for moms to go on mission trips…

One thing that has shaped our children’s heart the most is going on trips to Zambia to Wiphan…without them.View full post »

A trip to remember {and what home brings}

A picture is worth a thousand words and moments… And these say it all.View full post »

Sweet day {overwhelmed with blessing}

I’m a little bit toast from today and not sure I can put it all in words…(I’ll have to really processView full post »

Pure. True. Faultless. TOGETHER {we need each other}

So much has happened since our first day here–that writing it all in just one blog post is impossible. We haveView full post »

through her eyes…

A little Q&A with Laney after Sunday… What was your favorite thing about Pastor Aaron’s church at WiphanView full post »

Our first day in Ndola, Zambia {safe, comfortable and fully present}

Finally. On Saturday. We arrived in Ndola where we will plant our feet for a bit. This place won our hearts many yearsView full post »

We made it safely to J’burg!

Too tired to write more. But sweet friends and family we are safely in J’burg! It’s been eventful. And weView full post »