We really wanted to make it out to visit my brother, sister-in-law (Jamie and Judy) and cousins this year. We just love their family and my kids are desperate to have cousin time. But logistically and financially it was really … Continue reading
Every year our church puts on a Youth Leadership Conference for our region. It has been a longstanding tradition for our region; young men and young women, aged 14-18 attend this conference for 3-4 days. By the time they are … Continue reading
Oh boy. We are heading into a couple of crazy, but exciting weeks. The kids have already started their crazy summer weeks with the boys adventure of not going to Rio, but heading to Costa Rica instead. I’ve loved … Continue reading
After a bumpy start, my boys have finally left for their summer vacation with their dad. I hugged them goodbye on Thursday night only to get a text from Zach Friday morning that they couldn’t board their plan to Rio … Continue reading
I can’t believe another year has gone by, but here we are… Zach is turning 14 today! Just like little babies change week by week, I have to say, I think teenagers change week by week too. You never know … Continue reading
In our area, you go to elementary school from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 6. Then you go to Middle School for Grades 7 and 8. Finally, you head to high school for Grades 9 -12. When you leave each school, … Continue reading
Nighttimes are changing around here. I remember the sleepless nights when I was up multiple times in the night. I remember nursing Zach and staring out the window at all the city lights and wondering what my boy would be … Continue reading
“A flower does not think of competing to the flower next to it. It just blooms.” What do you get when you have two biological brothers 18 months apart, who have some very similar interests (and share the same life … Continue reading
To get in the Christmasy spirit, I thought I’d share the talk that Zach gave in church this past Sunday. In our church, the meetings are run by the congregation (everything in the church is run through volunteers/members of the … Continue reading
Zach’s poem is not really a poem, but an excerpt from the speech “Citizenship In A Republic” delivered at the Sorbonne, in Paris, France on 23 April, 1910 by Theodore Roosevelt. It spoke to me for him. THE MAN IN THE … Continue reading