I need to brag on Brett a little bit. She made homemade chicken pot pies for dinner. She made and rolled out the crust without any supervision. She also laid out the crusts and crimped them. I meant to get a photo of them before we started eating. But, what can I say? We were…

I’m getting old. There is just no denying it. My age is manifesting itself in many ways, not the least of which is my weight. In the past, my “baby weight” has disappeared before each baby was 6 months old, without much extra effort on my part. But not so after Jade‘s birth. She’s 14…

Do you remember when we got 800 pounds of free chicken? Mr. McCrary (the man who gave it to us) is one of Jim’s customers. He runs a food ministry. Every week he gives us “stuff”. This past Sunday, Jim was asking the children how they knew that God was real. Brett‘s answer was that,…

Where would I be without Brett? Let’s list some of the minor things she does around here: Changes diapers Makes dinner Washes dishes Does laundry Makes cheese Cleans the bathroom Cleans the kitchen Babysits Fetches things that nobody else can find Videos the boys’ wrestling matches Reminds me of the time Gets Dad his dinner…

A large group of friends were arriving on Sunday at 6:00 to sing Christmas Carols with us. We had the house clean (well, as clean as we can get it ). We had food ready. We had children bathed. It was 5:55 and all we had left to do was get the hot chocolate going…