Boys will be Joys

I started writing a post about various ER visits a few weeks ago, and then these pictures popped up in my FB memories. As you can imagine, we have had our share of ER visits in this family. Just off the top of my head, I can think of the following: 3 broken thumbs 1 Read more

I’m thinking I should change the name of my blog from “Boys Will Be Joys” to “My Overthought Thoughts” or “My Ruminations”. Because let’s face it, my boys are not as cute as they used to be…(this is a test – to see if my boys read my blog). Even though they’re still funny, they Read more

My overthought thoughts on “Tin Man”, bad days, and being vulnerable Read more

The ton is abuzz about the apparent thievery that happened this week throughout the Smoky Mountain region. Oops! Sorry. Wrong blog. I’m a little confused after a long week of traveling. While we were in Tennessee, we had our credit card number stolen. It seems as if one person in the area, thought it would Read more

You may have noticed that I inserted a little phrase on my blog cover photo. That little phrase “(and girls)” was very intentional.  When I started blogging five years ago, I knew that girlfriends would come along and would eventually become wives, but I didn’t realize they would become “joys” to me, as well. Coralee, Read more

Not much longer until he reached his destination. Russ was on the second day of traveling with his family from Dallas, Texas to the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee. He had been looking forward to this trip for quite some time. It had been at least four years since he last spent time with his entire Read more