Picker Point

Big News . . .

Posted by Mary Beth on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

We’ve been waiting for weeks to share our big news, and the time has finally come. After tons of prayer and thought, and sharing and praying with the people closest to us, we have decided to adopt a baby boy from Ethiopia.
Ever since I went with my parents to adopt my little [...]

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Caleb the Worship Leader

Posted by Mary Beth on Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Caleb is crazy about all kinds of music, he loves to play his guitar and drum. If there were a Guitar Hero or Rock Band game for toddlers, he would be a pro. But his favorite music is worship music. He runs around the house singing worship songs all day, and he [...]

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Our Family Mission

Posted by Casey on Thursday, July 20th, 2006

Mary Beth and I sat down last night to design our Family Mission Statement together. It took us a while to come up with an idea, but Mary Beth was the one who decided to use verbs to define how we wanted our family to be. We both sat at the computer for [...]

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Archive for the ‘Random Thoughts’ Category

Fresh Design

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

I’ve decided to freshen up our site for spring. The weather is starting to get warmer and I wanted the site to reflect that. I’ve always thought that my last name is quite unique, so I wanted to make a play off of that by changing the site name to “Pick*nic.”
The new theme’s [...]

Praying for Rain

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

This has been a hot, dry summer for those who live in the state of Georgia. My parents and sister live in the Atlanta area and have mentioned on several occasions just how little rain they have received this summer. Everyone in North Georgia has even been banned from watering their lawns since [...]

Hidden Treasure Blog Awards

Monday, February 12th, 2007

I’m not usually one for soliciting awards and praise, but I thought this would be a good chance for others to be exposed to some of Mary Beth’s wonderful thoughts on motherhood.
I have recently come across Everyday Mommy’s Hidden Treasure Blog Awards. Last week, I nominated some of Mary Beth’s previous posts and was [...]

Sleety Snow!

Thursday, February 1st, 2007

We’ve been hearing talk of winter weather for days. That’s usually how it is in the south; the weather man mentions the word snow in passing, and we all get excited and stock up on milk and bread, only to be disappointed. But last night as I was leaving the grocery store (on [...]