Monthly Archives: April 2013
“All done. ALL DONE!”
Each of our babies learned sign language to help them through the really tough season of not being able to verbally communicate with us. This was a fantastic tool to help us know what the kid needed even before he … Continue reading
Apples to Apples – Toughest choice EVER
If you know me, there are a few things in life that I love. Jesus, and yes, I had to say that because without Him, nothing else matters. Just after Him, I love my family: this pack of boys I … Continue reading
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Disentangling my thoughts…
The book I’m currently reading is called, “Platform” by Michael Hyatt. Several days ago I underlined a few sentences that really stood out to me and those sentences were brought to mind a few minutes ago by a Facebook conversation … Continue reading
Posted in About my faith, germany, military, personal development
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What are you looking at?
When someone is talking to you, where do you look? If you are trying to show them that you’re engaged in the conversation you look them in the eyes. If you’re trying to tell them you’re not interested and, in fact, really … Continue reading
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Crashing into hurdles…
Hurdles are there. Whether we want them to be or not, they are there. We can ignore them and crash right into them or train hard and learn to jump over them. Sure, training is hard, produces sweat, and requires … Continue reading
Posted in About my faith, personal development, running
Tagged exercise, hurdles, parenting, practice, relationships, running
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Over the river and through the woods…
Every Sunday we drive over the Congaree River on our way to NewSpring-Columbia. Every single time we’ve done so I’ve thought, “We really need to take the boys to the Riverwalk one of these days.” It took us until mid-April … Continue reading
Posted in brothers/boys, family, travel
Tagged columbia, exercise, family, fun, river walk, riverwalk, walk, water
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The Opposite of a Bear
Most people are, apparently, like bears. I know this because I’ve been running all winter here at Fort Jackson and usually only pass one or two other runners (exercisers) each time. Bump the heat up to 80 and the bears … Continue reading
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Tagged bear, health, heat, indoor exercise, insanity, run, running, wild bear
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Boston
I can’t really put into words my thoughts on yesterday right now. I have seen this picture floating around the internet and think it’s where I am settling my mind for now. My heart goes out to those who are … Continue reading
Family Funnies
Over the past few weeks I’ve been collecting some of the funny things my kids have said or done. I love them. They make my heart sing. These kids are why I’m on the planet right now and I love … Continue reading
Posted in brothers/boys, family, parker, Probably only interesting to the boys' grandparents.
Tagged funnies, kids, parenting
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Easter – 2013
Easter isn’t about baskets or candy. We know that. Still, we had baskets and candy on Easter. The boys also got three more sets of Adventures in Odyssey.
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