"If you have a message of encouragement for the people, please speak." Acts 13:15
Posted in Happenings, Reflection, family on Mar 26th, 2010
I think our firstborn was about two hours old before we latched on to the old African proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child.”Yes, indeed. We’re pretty grateful for ours. It’s no secret that my boys have a stellar dad. But all their lives, family and friends have come alongside and shown genuine [...]
Posted in Happenings, Humor, family on Mar 25th, 2010
Branson, phone in (shaky!) hand, filmed this. Check out where all four of my dancing, jumping, light-saber wielding kids end up. At my desk. But – if you’re gonna have four kids around while working, they’re pretty darn cute ones.
Posted in Reflection, family, school on Mar 2nd, 2010
…that is the question.What are we going to do next fall? We’re halfway through the year, and this is the question I seem to be getting. And my calculated response: I don’t have a clue! I’m on the fence about what we’ll do next year. My kids are on the fence. We’re all on the [...]
Posted in Happenings, family on Jan 19th, 2010
The headlights from behind flashed in a bright, frenzied pattern. Checking the rear-view mirror, I saw Courtney’s car pull to the side of the road, her brights still flashing off and on. I pulled onto the shoulder of the desolate two-lane highway, darkness cloaking the landscape. The lights from our two cars illuminated the black [...]
Posted in Reflection, family on Jan 3rd, 2010
Our Christmas tree was a little Charlie-Brownish this year. And if I’m honest, it was last year, too. Decorated almost entirely by the younger members of our family, the ornaments clung in tight little groupings on low-hanging branches, ribbons swirled through limbs in awkward, uneven loops, and gaping holes revealed the window beyond as Corbin [...]
Posted in Happenings, Humor, Reflection, family on Dec 30th, 2009
The snow flurries grew larger and larger until the flakes covered our yard. The drizzling rain-turned-snow made me want to pull the curtains closed, light a roaring fire, and settle in for a quiet evening. Instead, I glanced at my watch and calculated what needed to happen in the next forty-five minutes to get the [...]
Posted in Happenings, family on Dec 29th, 2009
As I smeared peanut butter across a piece of bread, her cries cut across the back yard and into the kitchen. I recognized the wailing as intense and immediate – a cry indicating physical pain. I rounded the corner of the kitchen island and swung open the door to Hudson half-carrying his hobbling little sister [...]
Posted in Happenings, family on Dec 23rd, 2009
Thankful that it’s been a pleasant, precious month. It’s a Christmas season that will be remembered for great health, sweet family and friends, and a cup that runneth over. I’m grateful. In light of the pain and difficulties and fatigue affecting loved ones, I’m reminded of this “respite” season is a gift. A quick recap [...]
Posted in Happenings, family on Dec 2nd, 2009
Greetings from Walt Disney World! We’ve finished day four of this whirlwind, wondrous vacation and are excited to have several more days ahead. True to my expectations, Disney World has proved to be a magical experience. Other than a brief trip to Disney Land as a toddler, I’ve not been to Disney before and couldn’t [...]
Posted in Happenings, Humor, family on Oct 23rd, 2009
Sunlight filtered through our open car windows while a brisk breeze swooped crimson and golden leaves in merry-go-round circles on the asphalt. The day’s brilliant conditions ushered in excitement for the emergence of Fall. But all was not quite so sunny in our car as we sat parked in front of our church last Friday [...]