My husband and I have been playing a game on the Wii a few nights a week after we put the kids to bed and while I’m feeding the baby. When I put Bobby to bed one evening Jason hung around messing with the settings. The kids had finished their school work early the next… [continue reading]
An Old Fashined Love Story
This is an excerpt taken from my late Grandfather Carl E’s book “As I Remember.” It is the continuation of his love story along with some humorous stories mixed in. Enjoy! Fleddie was in doubt as to our relationship, and I could not figure out why. I had asked her to marry me, but she… [continue reading]
Free Museum Day 2011
For the last three years we have participated in Free Museum Day, the day when museums all around the country open their doors for free. Well, many only offer two free tickets per household which in our case doesn’t help a whole lot. Fort Worth does a Day in the District that coincides with Free… [continue reading]
Marriage: Motivation Matters
I recently purchased and read a book on the topic of how to be a good wife. I have always had an interest in relationships and how they work, but of course as a wife, I can always use some pointers! The book had some great ideas about what men in general want or need… [continue reading]
The Trip Home
Our Family Vacation to Houston Part 20 Start at the beginning. The morning of our last day of vacation we had big plans to visit the church of Voddie Baucham, who will be the key note speaker of next year’s conference, before heading home. It wasn’t meant to be, however. My Little Jason woke up… [continue reading]
Would Vacation Be Complete without a Trip to the ER?
Our Family Vacation to Houston Part 16 Start at the beginning. When we got up to leave the evening session of the homeschool conference, I looked back at Jason, who had left and come back to sit behind me in the middle of the last session. He wasn’t moving. Finally, he said he was in… [continue reading]
A Cruise for my Anniversary
Our Family Vacation to Houston Part 11 Find the beginning here. Our last event of the day before leaving the Gardens for supper was to take a cruise on their paddle boat. I joked around that I finally got to go on a cruise for my anniversary! I have always wanted to go on a… [continue reading]
Galveston Here We Come!
Our Family Vacation to Houston Part 9 Start at the beginning. Day four of our trip began with packing everything back up and heading to the Galveston area. Originally, I had planned (here again I’m a planner) to spend a day at the beach, but the day before we left, my husband heard that Moody… [continue reading]
Vacation Time! What Could Go Wrong?
Our Family Vacation to Houston Part 1 Did you catch the preview? This was it–the morning we had long anticipated. We were going on our first ever family vacation. The suitcases were packed, the kids had eaten breakfast, but now where was Jason? He came into the living room shaking his head. “The sprinkler system… [continue reading]
A Little Food Adventure Gone Wrong
Our Weekend Getaway—The Final Chapter The beginning is here. Our last day we slept in–no junior high ruckus that night, thank goodness! We took our time checking out of our hotel, ate breakfast at Starbucks, and then went to a movie. A late lunch was the last thing we enjoyed before going home. We picked… [continue reading]