“C’mon Ma you have got to try it” I pleaded to my elderly Mother. I don’t know how my Mother lasted this long without ever using the internet, but enough was enough! I thought. “Ok” she said reluctantly settling down by the computer and slowly putting on her reading glasses ...
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I admit I am a “Black Friday Shopper.” My sister and I get up long before the sun. We trudge through the masses in search of treasure. We laugh at the idiots who fight over Furbie (actually saw someone go down once over that one!), and we love it. I ...
Read More »Flowers Are Not Enough, How Not to Fear in the Face of Terroism
A recent video posted on Facebook has received over 15 million views. In it, a young French father explains the horror of the recent terror strikes in Paris. While his words are wise and creative, they fail to fully explain where our safety and protection truly lies: Watch the video ...
Read More »Can you be “A Good Samaritan” Anymore?
My sister calls me the “Photo Nazi”. Embarrassingly, a title I have rightly earned. More than a few times my fit has been the source of our family’s entertainment as I try to capture my girls’ childhood from behind my camera’s lens. I love to set up, take pictures just to get the perfect shot. ...
Read More »How to Prepare Your Children for Life
“Point your kids in the right direction—when they’re old they won’t be lost.” Proverbs 22:6 No one was ready for what occurred on January 12, 1888, across the northwest plains of America. In the days leading up to that fateful January day, the weather had been mild and unusually warm ...
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