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While on our vacation in New York City, we stopped by the Rockefeller Center.  It’s an iconic place to visit and surrounded by high end stores.  We found ourselves walking into one jewelry store and were oohing and awing the entire time. One of the pieces was a ruby bracelet…gorgeous and extravagantly-priced, too! A ruby […]

When I am about to embark on something new or momentous, I set out with great anticipation and excitement. Yet, I have found myself feeling like it has just been a fight to the finish line.  This summer, my family and I were able to enjoy a beautiful vacation. We were filled with excitement. The […]

Competition is in my blood. My parents were both competitive students growing up and it got passed down to their children. One of our favorite things to do in Sunday School was memory verse competition. The student who recited the most number of verses won First Place. The weeks leading to the big day were […]

Job is one of my favorite books of the Bible.  (Does that make me crazy?) It has all the makings of a great novel- character establishment, conflict, villains, and a happy ending.  When God finally answers Job, the prose is so beautiful. It reads like poetry.  The imagery is so vivid and moving. This time, […]

When I was a newlywed, I quickly discovered how different my husband and I were about tackling household tasks. We each had our own style of folding laundry. We had different definitions of what tidy looks like. My thought was, “I’ll just do it all by myself!” However, the Lord humbled me and showed me […]

My neighborhood is an entire ecosystem.  Behind our house, there is a farm with cows and a donkey.  There is a pond on the farm that is home to some ducks.   On the street behind us, several of the homes have chicken coops.  We’ve caught two snakes in our garage and found a few turtles […]

My family and I just returned from a trip to our hometown in New York. While we were there, we were fortunate enough to visit with many loved ones.  It had been a few years since our last trip so there was a lot to catch up on! Our conversations went late into the night […]

My kids were waiting patiently for the alligator to roar and open its giant mouth to reveal gnarly white teeth. We were outside a jungle-themed restaurant, so fortunately it was just a replica of the reptile and not the real thing. As soon as its jaw opened, the kids giggled with delight. Trust me, had […]

“Delayed obedience is disobedience.” Dad has a lot of one-liners that are catchy, but meaningful. We heard a lot growing up. “Cleanliness is next to godliness” (Clean your room!) “Do your best and try to be the first!” (Dad’s mantra on the way to school) “Stop coming and come!” (Get in the car. We are […]

I credit my mom for teaching me a few raw and real-life lessons about the mind of a man. Mom is a godly woman who raised us using biblical principles. She is no-nonsense and tells it like it is. There’s no wondering what she means. Early on, I learned the importance of how to talk, […]