Opal Core 11/26/23 Opal Core 11/26/23

Family-Time Birthday

We have left behind the pressure to throw the perfect party and have freed ourselves from coordinating the most special day.

Opal Core 10/30/23 Opal Core 10/30/23

Halloween House

We love being a part of this community and love sharing this bit of fun.

Opal Core 10/26/23 Opal Core 10/26/23

Candy Math

Ready for every Barbie and Bluey, ready to share in the fun, and ready to continue being a part of this beautiful community we call home!

Brandon Core 10/22/23 Brandon Core 10/22/23

Where I Feel Most at Home

We could just envision a simpler life that placed emphasis on our family and the ability to spend as much quality time as we could with one another.

Brandon Core 10/16/23 Brandon Core 10/16/23

Snowfall in Fall

It was freeing to be able to rearrange our entire day for no other reason than to make memories.

Opal Core 10/12/23 Opal Core 10/12/23

Greatest Gifts

And as we were reminded of that little girl playing pretend, we were so grateful for this time with our growing-up-way-too-fast-preteen.

Opal Core 10/4/23 Opal Core 10/4/23

Our Skateboarder

We love helping our kids find that one thing that lights them up.

Opal Core 9/26/23 Opal Core 9/26/23

At-Home Carnival

Yes to fun, yes to working together, yes to creating a day we all will never forget!

Opal Core 9/25/23 Opal Core 9/25/23

Smoky Mountain High School

Turns out, a couple of years later, God led us right to it.

Opal Core 9/13/23 Opal Core 9/13/23

Date Night

But the real icing on the cake is the time we spend together.

Brandon Core 9/9/23 Brandon Core 9/9/23

Family Football

Days like today make us grateful for where we live and the opportunity to embrace our community.

Opal Core 8/31/23 Opal Core 8/31/23

Celebrating

We absolutely love spending quality one-on-one time with our kids and are so grateful we embraced experiences as gifts a number of years ago!

Brandon Core 8/27/23 Brandon Core 8/27/23

Hell of a Year

And although this year has been one for the books, we are grateful for nights like last night.

Brandon Core 8/26/23 Brandon Core 8/26/23

Each What They Need

...abandoning the one-size-fits-all approach and ensuring that each one of our children is given what they specifically need.

Brandon Core 8/24/23 Brandon Core 8/24/23

Goth Thursday

Brandon Core 5/19/23 Brandon Core 5/19/23

Unbinding

The truth is, the unbinding we did a few years ago was just the precursor to prepare us to dig deeper and find the next layer below that was in need of unbinding.

Opal Core 5/17/23 Opal Core 5/17/23

Picture-Perfect

Mother's Day, Father’s Day, a random Tuesday, it doesn’t matter, I think this is what parenting and family is all about—taking care of each other however and whenever.