Something big happened last weekend. Our baby got engaged. Like most Sunday mornings we walked to church together, the three of us chatting on the way. She had no idea that while we walked, I hardly dared open my mouth for fear of giving anything away. While we sang and worshipped, the Hoppen elves went to work (longest church service ever.) Her sisters decorated the area where the ask was going to happen. They dressed our little guys in bowties and blazers and things were s

Do you remember that song? I remember four little boys (shout out Zimmermans) singing that song together in front of church years ago. It was released in 1999 by Steven Curtis Chapman and some of the lyrics have been running through my mind this week. I have no idea why, other than God put it there and on my heart for a reason unbeknownst to me. Maybe it was the fingerprints I’ve been looking at the last few days… I posted on Instagram a few times this week about fingerprints

I'm still in my pajamas, it's raining, it's grey, it's cold. It's also 11:00 am. Do you ever feel like you need a vacation after a vacation? That's really not my problem here. It might be too much vacation. I spent 10 days in Orange Beach with my youngest daughter and her friend on spring break. Now here are some girls who know how to chill on vacation! Needless to say, I am having a hard time getting back into the fast pace I usually thrive on. This morning, although I am wo