Every Christmas it was always the same. Our boys would hunt under the tree and sort out their gifts by the gift tag, and pretty much figure out what was in each one. Even the cleverly disguised ones, like a tiny gift in a big box with a brick in it. So frustrating for me…
I’ve started and deleted this post multiple times. I have so many thoughts on it and experiences with it that it’s overwhelming to try to nail it down to a blog post. But I had to start here, because you will see this is a theme in my life right now and will be a…
Most people I know think studying apologetics (understanding and defending your faith) is for high level intellectuals and beyond most Christians or that studying or using apologetics makes Christians into arrogant “fight winners.”
Months ago, our long time neighbor (we’ve been in this house for 18 years!) was in the last stages of cancer. We’ve been “talk over the fence” neighbors for many years, but his hearing was poor and our relationship wasn’t ever more than a few sentences and friendly smiles and waves.
A quick review of our summer…
Menu plan, with links for breakfasts, lunch, and dinner for the week of March 14, 2011