Category: Family

  • Extraordinary in the Ordinary

    If I had known that today would be a special day, then I might have baked a cake or bought party hats. If I had known that God was planning to interrupt all of our mundane activities with a wonderful, re-birthday surprise, then I would have lived the whole day a bit differently. I guess…

  • Know-nuthins and Much-talkins

    What do you get when two people who think they know everything decide to raise children together? Four kids who think they know everything. Prime example: we’re leaving basketball practice tonight and the four year old declares that he knows where we parked the van. Then, the two year old decides she knows where we…

  • Allergies & Asthma Check-up

    Our day started a bit earlier than usual today. Benjamin and Noah had appointments with our asthma and allergy physician at 8:30 this morning. Praise God we made it on time. As we were getting ready, and I kept looking at the clock, I was amazed that we were actually going to be there on…

  • Sweet Music

    Karl bought the new JJ Cale and Eric Clapton album. He’s been listening to it for a couple of weeks now. On our way to a Christmas banquet Saturday night, he started skipping through it because he wanted me to hear one song in particular. He does this to me all the time, so I…

  • Some Thanksgiving pictures

    The Big Kids and the Little Kids(to the tune of “The Pilgrims and the Indians”) The big kids and the little kidsplayed together,played together,played together.The big kids and the little kidsplayed togetheron Thanksgiving Day! The traditional Thanksgiving football game. Ads