So I don’t usually do product plugs, but y’all…this one has been A.maz.ing. It’s called We Choose Virtues. It’s designed to help you introduce and teach your kids to think about and live out 12 basic virtues: being Attentive, Content, Diligent, Forgiving, Gentle, Helpful, Honest, Kind, Obedient, Patient, Perseverant, Self-Controlled. And does it work? For...
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10 Years, 17 Months
Today is a big day in our house. One one hand, today marks our ten-year anniversary. I hear the old fashioned way to celebrate is a gift in tin or aluminum. The ‘modern’ list mentions diamond jewelry. We went the pizza-for-dinner, watch-a-movie-with-the-kids route instead (Rio was the movie, in case you were wondering). And...
WWAVD?
WWAVD…What would Ann Voskamp do? When Jen Hatmaker wrote that in a blog a while back, I laughed out loud at my computer. WWAVD…Awesome. Because, though a bit late to the One Thousand Gifts party, I got there. And like most of us, I am often uplifted and touched by her blog. But I also...
Grief Observed – A Book Review
I read the book in a single day…quite a feat when you realize that I have four preschoolers and never get to read more than a few paragraphs, much less a whole book. But this book is one of the few that must be read entirely. You must know the end. You have to...
This Week
This week…we laid to rest Eric’s Grandpa Hogue. He was 92 years old. He loved his wife of 64+ years, loved my kids, loved to pick apples. He struggled with the robotic barn Alan built, but he loved all the people who came to see it. He was a die-hard high school sports fan,...