We've never been on a Pastoral retreat weekend before and so I wasn't sure what to expect. But it was really a neat time of praying, planning, vision casting, laughing and sharing with the church pastoral staff and a couple training in ministry. A family in our church opened up their lake home for us to stay for the weekend with our families. The men went up early on Friday ... Read More »
Family
When the preacher’s family gets bored at dinner – this is what happens
So it started out as just a normal dinner but somehow this is where we landed between dinner and Upwards Basketball Practice. Mind you this balloon was a Star Wars birthday balloon for Randy the second week of December. This is what was leftover. And now for Mitchell...... And the Daddy-O And the Helium Mom ... Read More »
The Makings of a Waffle House Christmas
Hello family that is addicted to Waffle House! That's most of us right there. My Mom has a neighbor who is a photographer and he took a family shot and did some candid Waffle House pictures for us. He was wonderful. If you're in the Atlanta area and need a good photographer check Gibbs Frazeur out. This was the sight at our family Christmas party a few days before Christmas. ... Read More »
Belly Laughter
Usually family formed belly laughter is just that - for the family - and just like pulling out old home videos is boring to other people so are their family belly laughter stories. But one reason this blog exists is for family memory preservation so I'll share it anyways. The weekly belly laugher comes in the form of a mispronounced Science term. I'm explaining to my son how ... Read More »
When the unexpected hops into your life
Two Saturdays ago Randy was working in the yard and found a white and black bunny. Not a tiny little bunny but more like a gigantic Easter bunny - bunny. We spent all morning trying to catch the thing. The kids set a trap and the bunny would come so close to getting the carrot but then it was like he knew he was being tricked. I think he was playing us more than we were him! ... Read More »
What 44 years of life has made me thankful for
I'm turning 44 on 9/11 and I'm reflecting on the things that I'm thankful for...... Life - my Mom's OBGYN told her he could just scrape me out of her womb and "take care of" me after my Mom expressed her shock and disappointment in her pregnancy. But God.......led my Mom into a conversation with her Pastor who talked her through this decision. As she answered his questions ... Read More »
2 Tips in training money $mart kids
1. Let them make money by working. In order to teach kids how to manage money wisely they need to have the opportunity to work for a weekly amount of money even if it's just one dollar. Mitchell and Sophie have the opportunity of making $5.00 a week in household chores if they do them all. They also have non-paying responsibilities around the house that they are expected to ... Read More »
Signs of a bad week
You know it's been a bad week when...... You call your child a butt and then realize he's most likely going to go to school and tell all his teachers and friends that his Mom called him a butt. Then they won't believe him and he'll keep arguing until he gets a detention. I should write a book called, "If you call your child a butt he'll ask for prayer at school." And by the ... Read More »