The guys have been doing some work for a rancher out north who has a bunch of nice moss rock on his property. We had just the right equipment out there to haul a few loads home each night after work. If you look closely at the top right of …

You’ll have to watch this video to see what Nathan was doing last night which had everyone hollering at me, “LET GO, MOM. MOM, LET GO!!” If you listen closely, you’ll hear Tim calling to Tater from the top of the shop roof! Nice. Careful. keep pedaling! Nice. GOOD JOB, …

Thinking about how Nathan’s first solo bike ride without training wheels caused my maternal instincts to chase after him, reminded me of a song called Chasing by Charlie Hall which we sang in our worship set this past weekend. (Click on the playlist at the bottom of this post to …

Here is a picture of Amanda and I with Charlie Hall and band which was taken in 2006 when we offered to give them a ride from our church to another church a couple of hours away where they were having their next concert. I’m standing next to Charlie Hall …

I’ve never read anything by River Jordan before so I was particularly excited to be given the opportunity to review this book. I LOVED this author’s style! Saints in Limbo is a delightful book which quickly draws you into the story right from the first chapter. I think the reviews …

I found If Tomorrow Never Comes by Marlo Schalesky to be an interesting book. It was a little hard for me to get into because the subject matter was depressing, the main characters were depressed, I had a hard time following how the woman who was rescued from the sea …

Stealing Home by Allison Pittman is a wonderful summer time read! I’m not particularly fond of baseball, but that didn’t matter since this book is about so much more than baseball. I don’t want to give away any details which might ruin the story for you, should you decide to …

The other night Nathan came running and crying into where I was sitting. It sounded like he’d really been HURT! So, I gathered him up to see what was wrong. Inbetween sobs, we were able to decipher what he was saying: “I want to go to Amanda’s house.’! We still …

A week or so ago the boys needed haircuts, but neither of them like to go to town. So, my mom brought her FLOWBEE up to the house to give the boys a haircut. It took awhile to figure out which combination of blades would produce the desired length. Josh …

A Flickering Light This biographical fiction by Jane Kirkpatrick is the “true story, imagined” about the author’s grandmother who was a photographer’s assistant from Winona, MN in the early 1800’s. I LOVED this book for many reasons and in no particular order: 1. As many of you already know, I …