I write about ‘things’ a lot in my Favorite Things Friday posts, but many times my favorite things are not things at all. This Friday I’m writing about one of my favorite things to do…go on a date with my … Continue reading →
Today is our ninth wedding anniversary. Nine years isn’t a long time in comparison to a lot of couples we know who have been married forty or fifty years, but it’s a solid start. The United States Census Bureau says … Continue reading →
Every parent struggles with challenging decisions when raising children. Our end goal is to raise children who will eventually leave us and build lives that are successful, happy and centered on God. But too many of our children are struggling … Continue reading →
The other night I saw a clear sign that our economy is still in a bad place. On the way home from church, I saw a multi-story building that used to be owned by Wells Fargo is now owned by … Continue reading →
I can hear the teasing already… You’re writing about a Space Pen? Are you a 13 year-old boy? Who get’s excited about a pen? Well, I’m going to tell you…the Space Pen is awesome! The Fisher Space Pen is one … Continue reading →
We tend to be the creators of many of our own problems. From overeating to sleep deprivation, frantically packed schedules to being in debt up to our eyeballs…these are all issues we create for ourselves for a variety of reasons … Continue reading →
It seems that the most valuable thing we have is our time. Each day we only have 24 hours. We know that a certain number of those hours will hopefully be spent sleeping, eating and attending to the basic needs … Continue reading →
There’s no way around it, smartphones are expensive! The monthly bill for our iPhones is a sobering reminder about the cost of technology. But there is hope! Here are a few of the things we do to offset the monthly … Continue reading →
Just in time for decorating Easter eggs, I’m featuring the nerdiest thing I own…”The Original Egg-Bot.” I have had my Egg-Bot for close to two years now and it is a fun and sometimes frustrating robotics experiment. It is easier … Continue reading →
One of the things I struggle with the most is keeping in touch with people. With an endless number of ways to keep in touch, you would think it would be easier. Perhaps it is our information overflow that makes … Continue reading →
