I just found out today that our CEF Good News Club will be starting up in January. This is late for a beginning, mainly because they are waiting for more volunteers to help with the club. It would work out for us, though, who hope to be living in the area by then, and could [...]
Well, Luke’s time off is coming to a close, and I am ready to start doing more. I made sure after this baby I really did use the down time to the least of any accomplishment; other times I get back to work rather soon, and though my body may handle it fine, emotionally I [...]
Luke has been going above and beyond the call of duty this past week, caring for the children and taking them on day trips. This has been such a blessing to me while I spend some much-needed time off my feet. After the births of the other kids, he would have a few days off [...]
The path of the Christian who carries her cross is difficult (in whatever occupation she finds herself, motherhood isn’t the epitome of hardship), and I don’t do anyone any favors by pretending it isn’t. It is better to say, consider the cost. It is better to say, it is only by grace. It is better [...]
#7 is here! Head over to the Groove for details and photos. I’m sure that Valerie will post more when she is able. My ramblings will have to do for now. Luke
Today, we’re going to ignore the elephant in the room (that’d be me) still here. Let us instead talk about the new words that children teach us every day. For example, growing up we always called spaghetti “pasketti”, and green beans “bean beans”. For some reason, many times the child gets a word wrong, but [...]
We took the older four over to Mohican State Park (thanks for babysitting, Grandma!). I sat in the river and read a very interesting book (review to come later), while Luke took the kids on a hike to the falls. It was a really good time- the kind of getaway we hope to do more [...]
The kids and I are going through the book of Acts right now. In my personal study I try to stay a chapter ahead of what we do together, and there was something that caught my eye back in the very first verse that I meant to get down here when we were in it, [...]