Although we missed our own Shrove Tuesday pancake dinner and burning-of-the-palms this year, I love this traditional prelude to...
Feb. 6 th Daniel’s lower right tooth came in. He now sports two little teeth in his great smile. Feb. 10 th...
Do most people read faster on an e-reader? I've discovered that I can borrow books from our library for my Kindle, and this past...
One dimension of 2014 being my year off is that I’ve given myself permission to base our daily routine on rest and prayer. ...
With two months of 2014 gone it’s about time I started into my goals. I’ve picked two major themes. ...
Sunday, March 2, 2014: This being the last Sunday before the alleluias disappear for Lent, we pulled out all the stops with...
Recently we attended another wonderful Horns & Pipes concert at Orlando's Cathedral Church of St. Luke. We have been enjoying...
With Ash Wednesday only a week away, look what Ben & Jerry's has done !
My reading for 2013 started off at a great pace: I had read 28, more than half my goal of 52 (one per week), by the end of...
Sunday, February 23, 2014: How Great Is Our God (Chris Tomlin, arr. Jack Schrader, Hope Publishing Company, C5491). ...
The Shadow Lamp by Stephen R. Lawhead (Thomas Nelson, 2013) I'd been looking forward to the next installment of Lawhead's Bright...
Station X: Decoding Nazi Secrets by Michael Smith (TV Books, 1999) Writers like Michael Pollan, John McPhee, and Rowan Jacobsen...
Half the Church: Recapturing God's Global Vision for Women by Carolyn Custis James (Zondervan, 2011) I've reviewed three of...
We're currently undergoing some home phone renovations, so if you need to contact us, please do so via e-mail, cell phone, Facebook, or...
Our anthem, February 16, 2014: Come, Christians, Join to Sing arr. Carlton R. Young (Sorry, still no acceptable YouTube...
I never finished my personal goals for 2013, but we did make some family goals and I like the idea of reflecting on the past to help...
Thanks, Jon, for finding this. From where I sit (the office next door) this is enough like Porter's frequent phone meetings to...
Our anthem for Sunday, February 9, 2014. The Lord's Prayer (Benjamin Harlan, Harold Flammer A8674) I'm sorry for the...
"I don't want to eat" has almost never been a problem in our family! Nonetheless, this article on ending mealtime battles caught...
I’m still working out the new system for blog and educational journals, but here’s a catch-all for what we’ve been up...
... to point out to our Northern friends that our temperature was a record-breaking 86 degrees today. Last week was winter. ...
Our anthem for Sunday, February 2, 2014. God Watches Over You (Joel Raney, Hope Publishing C5581)
I sincerely hope that the blog makeover I wrote about is not the death of this blog. Shortly after I wrote that we all got sick...
Our anthem for Sunday, January 26, 2014. Down to the River to Pray (arr. Sheldon Curry, Daybreak/Hal Leonard 08743261)