Baughman Family

Kate and Makenna were negotiating the purchase price of an iPod this evening. Kate bought it from Erin a year ago for $40. Makenna's bro...

According to Ty, it took a long time.   

Ty's been on quite a few adventures lately. While helping Daddy with the drywall repair today, Ty spied a brave dragon in the attic. The...

Fear can be life changing or life saving. Fear can hold you back or push you into action. Fear has been a powerful force bossing my daughter...

Early Saturday morning, we headed to Ohio to help my parents tear down their deck and pool. Mom called last week to invite me to join her fo...

I don't recall ever seeing a more vibrant rainbow first thing in the morning. A stunning sunrise awakening this day. I can only imagine ...

Last evening, I took Ty, Kate and Erin with me to Makenna's choir concert. Ty panicked as we entered the theater because he was afraid i...

I spent my day cleaning, chasing babies, running kids and nurturing my family. Makenna's choir concert wrapped up my evening. I am a reg...

A few months ago, I asked Anne if she could help me with something and then quickly went on to say I was going to haul my couch out into...

Wednesday evening Makenna discovered blisters in her mouth. She had a headache, achy body, upset stomach and overall feeling of being ill. T...

I am not going to lie. Nurturing sick people is not my area of expertise. My tolerance for illness in myself or those I love is about 24 hou...

The kids are grieving the loss of an old friend. Greg discovered a crack in the frame of the trampoline last week. On Sunday we took it down...

Tonight: Erin informed me tonight she wrote Makenna out of gym class today. Umm, excuse me? Yes, she needed to miss swimming. I let the...

Someone was a little confused.  Anne and I took the kids to the orchard today to pick apples. Neither of us was able to easi...