welcome!

thank you for your interest in our family, which is growing like a weed (but...a good weed, if there is such a thing).  my name is becky and i'm the momma.  i'm married to a wonderful man named derek, whom i love and respect very much.  we currently have three children; one boy (roen) and two girls (audrey and hannah).   we love the LORD very much. 

derek and i would like to take a moment to share our salvation testimonies with you.  our relationship with Jesus Christ is a huge part of our lives.  to leave this out would be to leave out a chunk of our soul.  obviously, we can't and won't do that.

becky's testimony:  i grew up attending the catholic church sporadically.  i was baptized and confirmed there, but it meant nothing to me.  due to a comment that was said by a catechism teacher within that church, i decided at 10 or 12 years old that i would never go to church again.  and i never did... until i met derek.  he and i met at ic system, a collection agency where we both worked.  i was smitten! ;]  there was something about him that was so different from everyone else.  he was always kind and smiling.  he never put anyone down.  it caught my attention, to say the least.  we started dating, and he invited me to church.  i went with the thinking, "i'll go anywhere with you, as long as we can be together!"  his church was (i didnt know it at the time) what we Christians would call "Bible-believing."  all it did was make me angry.  i continued to go anyway, after all, it was only once a week, right?  derek grew up in the Church and he had a lot of Bible knowledge.  he very patiently studied through the gospels with me, answering all my questions.  i continued to rail against the teachings of Jesus Christ.  july turned into november.  one night i was reading alone.  i felt very angry and confused.  the truth is, i was convicted.  i was slowly learning that God is in control, not me.  He has set standards for everyone to live by, and i was breaking them.  sin was becoming very real to me.  i was about ready to give up, instead i gave in.  Jesus Christ became everything to me that night.  the Bible says in luke 21:17, "and you will be hated by all for My name's sake."  i learned this first hand.  i was so excited about my new-found faith that i tried to share it with all of my friends and family.  to say the least, the responses i got back were very discouraging.  i was 22-years-old when i became a blood-bought child of the King.  i am so thankful to God for reaching down and saving me.  there are so many things i've gone through since that day that i would not have been able to get through without His grace and guidance.  i'm continuing to grow in my faith.  i'll never be content with just being a "sunday morning Christian."  if you love someone, you want all of that person.  i love Jesus Christ.  i want Him all.

derek's testimony:  coming soon

as a family, we have many values.  these come from the Bible, God's word.  we believe that a true relationship with Jesus Christ and following Biblical principles is the answer to all, not many, all of today's, yesterday's, and tomorrow's problems.

we hope you enjoy our site; following our family adventures, watching our little ones grow, taste-testing our favorite recipes, and many other things to come!  :]