As a family we love visiting Washington DC and while there we often visit the MLK memorial. One of my favorite little known facts about this great civil rights leader is that in April 1963 he spelled out a radical...
Read moreThe date was December 26th, 2008 and I was very new to youth ministry, fortunately, one of our volunteer youth leaders was raised in the youth ministry and willing to help. An all-nighter outreach was coming up she Stef and...
Read moreLast night was Morgantown Community Church‘s Grow Team Banquet. This years’ theme was Nine 23, which will come up later. Stef runs the event and was at the door greeting people as they came in. We knew she was getting...
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The other day I was doing a woodworking project for Stef but didn’t have the correct size brad nail. I have a hardware store just minutes away so I could have yelled inside, gone, and been back in minutes. Instead, I went in and got Isaiah ready to go with me.
Choosing a baby name is hard. It’s a pretty permanent decision and if you think about it, how many people do you know who love their entire name? We all have that friend that goes by their middle name and Read more…
As a family, we chose to homeschool our oldest for Kindergarten, sent her to public school for first grade, and have homeschooled the following 2 years. Some people cheer us on, others don’t get it. Some families say “I wish Read more…
UPDATE: It was brought to my attention that Abraham did laugh in Genisis 17:17. The remainder of the post has not been changed from its original content. If you didn’t already know Charis is a feisty child and tonight she Read more…
Today Stef and Ava were at the Flower and Home Marketplace‘s Cupcake Carnival and Food Truck Event promoting Macaroni Kid Morgantown. I took the younger two down for a little bit to check it out. They had food trucks, Crossnet, Read more…
As our family geared up for the gender reveal I gathered supplies needed for the process. One of the things that I needed was my break-action .410. As I leaned the gun in the corner by the door a family Read more…
I have started having people say things to me like “I’m enjoying your blog…buy why did you start it?” This is a great question and there really isn’t just one answer. The internet is already full of great content, and Read more…
Are you intentional about making memories with your children? So often we go through the motions of life without slowing down to really focus on our children, helping them make memories, helping them learn as they live life. This is Read more…
