My basket had just one thing in it this year–a deliciously cute peep! We’re looking forward to teaching this little peep the meaning of Easter.Jesus Christ, God Incarnate, absorbed God’s wrath (that was righteously directed at us) by dying on the cross for our transgressions. His task did not end with a tomb, but with… Read More My Easter Basket
Happy April Fool’s! What kind of mother does this to her poor, helpless, unsuspecting child? It was actually challenging to find clothes that clashed since most baby boy clothing is red, white, and blue. Watch out for those pranksters today!
He showed up in the wee hours o’ the mornin’ for Mommy’s holiday birthday. St. Patty’s Day began with a family breakfast at Denny’s, and the Leprechaun slept through the yummy eggs, pancakes, and bacon. Yes, we wore our green. Leprechauns can be quite good at Irish jigs. Here is Silas’s rendition for you to… Read More A Little Leprechaun Came to Stay
Classic. Timeless. Charlie Brown. Decorated shoe boxes. Elementary school. When I think of handmade valentines, these words and images come to mind in a warm, fuzzy, pink sort of way. This year I’ve developed a new belief: “Valentines are best handmade.” I know you could probably say the same thing for almost any holiday card,… Read More Handmade Valentines
Dear Daddy, Roses are red, Violets are blue, Mommy and I Belong to you! Will you be our valentine? Love and kisses, Silas
Last Friday night we had the Horkavys to dinner, and afterward we showed them our wedding video. Now before you think we’re crazy, let me start from the beginning of the story. 🙂 Summer of 2009 we took our survey trip out West to visit several church plants and see where the Lord would lead… Read More {Valentine} Dinner and a {Wedding} Movie
Happy Groundhog Day! Today we wake up the sleeping groundhog to see if he’ll see his shadow or not. I can’t think of a more accurate way to predict the weather. Sometimes groundhogs are grumpy. We can’t be a smiley all the time for goodness sake! Although this particular “groundhog” (who is 3 months old… Read More Grumpy Groundhog
If you’re wondering about the title of this post, it refers to some terminology Stephen taught me years ago. Data is information. Meta describes data about data. Here’s our personal definitions of the terms data and meta when applied to our relationship. Data refers to talking about stuff. Meta refers to talking about our relationship.… Read More Meta Date
After a quiet Christmas with our little trio, we were ready for a week full of family! The Moody gang descended on our home at about 1:15am Monday morning (the 27th). Stephen, Silas, & I picked them up from the airport. We were thrilled to have Mom & Dad, Stephanie, Amy, Tim & Ben finally… Read More Phoenix Family Festivities