From the Veggie Tales® creator, Phil Vischer… We’re pretty big Veggie Tales® fans, so I was really curious to see what this DVD series was all about. Phil’s desire is for families to have a better understanding of…well…what’s in the Bible. Instead of putting words in his mouth, I’ll let you hear it straight from...
I know this is almost 2 months over due. So goes life. Baltimore recently celebrated the bicentennial of our victory over Britain in the Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812. We started with a private tour of the Indonesian tall ship, Dewaruci. We learned about the port-entry traditions (dancing on the sails), the...
If you could have done something to prevent the tragedy in Colorado last week, to what lengths would you have gone? Would you have given money, made a life change to be available, or even moved to a different country? More than 6 million children die each year from preventable causes.* That’s like the Colorado tragedy...
Setting: In Korea, sitting down to lunch with our guide while visiting my birth city. Me (talking about one of Patrick’s past co-workers): I had never thought about Koreans being adopted into other countries besides the U.S. It was so weird to see a Korean open her mouth and speak with a Danish accent. Our...
Potato recipes anyone? We have lots of red potatoes and yukon gold potatoes.
When my first two were little, I was part of a moms group that spent a year going through a curriculum that drove home the point that moms needs to protect who they are—their identity before kids. There are lots of ways to do that but one that I have been really good about is...
About twice a year, we head out to buy the majority of our meat for the next 5 or so months. I’d tell you where but we really don’t go there for the deal as much as the smorgasbord afterwards. (And they don’t look at your weird when you ask for 60 pounds of chicken). ...
The great thing about being author and editor of your own blog is that you do whatever you want kind of in a vaccuum. The bad thing about being author and editor of your own blog is no one is critiquing your work to stretch you and refine your writing. I’m so thankful for Maggie...