Brian here. My appearance is rare on this blog as Aubrey does such a great job, but I wanted to share a video that we made for the beginning of the Fall Semester here at Chico State. Our students are amazing, and it’s so fun to see their hearts for Jesus and their desire to […]
This is what I hear Mason tell me and others often these days. I can do that Mom. I’m big now. I can start the car. (No we don’t let him start the car!Although he wants to.) I can use the big scissors. I can jump from this high. I can go by myself. I […]
1. Tonight we are having our staff team over for dinner in celebration of the craziness of the Fall being over. The first 4 weeks of school is super busy, draining and exciting. We are celebrating all that God has done, the many answers to prayers that we specifically prayed for and for what is […]
If His grace is an ocean then we are all sinking. Line from How He Loves from David Crowder Band. It’s got me thinking. Do I believe this? Do I live in light of this? Does my life reflect this to others? Hmmmmmmm…
I’m going to try a new thing on Fridays called 5 on Friday. It’ll be 5 random facts, thoughts, happenings of us Barelas. We’ll see how it goes. I got my hair colored this week. I’m a very dark brunette with carmelly highlights. I like it. It’s different. My husband really likes it so that […]
Wednesday’s have become one of my favorite days of the week because I make it a point to stay home all day. Mondays and Tuesdays are busy mornings which keep us out of the house till nap time. Come Wednesday we are all ready to just hang out at home and do whatever the day […]
Playing hide and seek, helping mommy put away the dishes, snuggling in mommy and daddy’s bed before bedtime as a family, learning the ABC’S, building a new Lego creation… It’s the little things like these that the kids get all excited about and that I love being a part of. These are the things that […]
This week we have implemented 2 new items in the Barela home…timers. One for Mason’s room and one for Kaia and Theia’s room. There are several reasons that led me to OSH where I purchased my 2 new best friends. Mason no longer takes naps but now has alone time in his room. Up until […]
Well it’s official we have a preschooler in the house. We are doing a preschool co-op with 3 other families from our church you each have one 4 year old. There are 3 rowdy boys and 1 sweet girl that make up our little preschool. We’ve only done 2 weeks (one day each) but so […]