Here we are in a hotel in Cape Girardeau, Missouri having jumped in the pool at 10 PM and ready for some rest. This was a short 7 hour drive (with stops) from our last stop with Shane and Kami who blessed us with their hospitality and the privilege of doing a presentation at their [...]
Most of our friends and family have seen (or should I say heard) the gift of music Jeremy has. We, as parents, have known for years that this gift was meant for God’s glory and knew that God had a plan in it. However, Jeremy struggled growing up to be in the rock music scene [...]
As a parent we automatically protect our children and keep them from harm… usually. I know there are those who have harmed their children and some even to the point of death. But for most of us, it is natural to protect. We will do whatever is in our power to protect them physically from [...]
Like many my age, I began to hear swear words around 6th or 7th grade. It would be cool to cuss in a sentence even if the word didn’t actually fit. Over the next couple of years I incorporated more swearing into my vocabulary part way to fit in and part way to be cool. [...]
Break me from these prison walls Free me from these chains, The world around me closing in, Following all to the end. What does this life have to offer? Where do I go for help? When will I find deliverance? Who will come for my rescue? I am dead here – motionless, I have no [...]
One way to look at sin is like lice. If you have ever had a child come home with lice you know what I mean. It seems the public schools have a lice season every few years and you hear about half empty classrooms and whole families who are dealing with the little pest. Our [...]
As we homeschool we have the opportunity to see all of our kids work. Here is one of the examples of the witty items our daughter had written. I had a good laugh reading this because she took a basic concept and almost made it seem not so basic. How to Open a Book [...]
Here is a cool story about tonight’s devotions with the family. We have been going through the book Training Hearts Teaching Minds (based on the Shorter Catechism.) We are on the question -What are the decrees of God? So after going through the days short devotion and a couple of verses I asked the kids [...]