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I have more than these, but I think these are my favorites, although I don’t know which one to choose to mail with our Christmas letters. (excepting the one of just Ezra. I included that here because he is soooo cute) Any thoughts, anyone?\par
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(Note: I just can’t keep up with Judah’s hair… he needs a [...]

Whew! Last week was busy! I had something going on the first three nights: Monday night I went to Cards (made cookies to bring), Tuesday I had a baby-shower to attend and bring a fruit platter to, and Wednesday night I had most of my in-town relatives over for a lasagna dinner. All but one [...]

I haven’t blogged much lately – don’t know why exactly. I think of things to write sometimes, but when I get to the computer, I’ve forgotten, or my chosen topic seems too big. For instance, while reading a JC Ryle book about evangelists in the mid 1700s, I kept noting that the family lives of [...]

About a month ago my back was hurting. I mentioned this to Judah, and he, predictably, asked, “Why?” I replied that I guessed it was because I was getting old. He asked, “Is that because of the baby?” Not really. During the next week we were at my mom’s house, and while we were watching [...]

I’ve just read two Tom Clancy novels recently: Without Remorse and The Hunt For Red October. They’re very engaging, though I tend to skim through the technical descriptions of things – equipment, military protocols and such. I actually started a characters list for the Hunt although I couldn’t keep it up. It’s worse than Anna [...]

\’c3\’82\’c2\~Here we are in our costumes for our church’s annual celebration of Reformation Day (otherwise known as Halloween). The idea is to dress in period costume. Some people do really well, others just kind of fudge it, and some people let their kids “be” whoever they want to be, since it’s not like you get [...]