Valentine’s Day 2015
The only problem with this “enjoy” stuff for 2015 and slowing down on blogging is that I get even more far behind on things I want to document so I’m…
a birthday hike to remember
A couple weeks ago I had a birthday. I love that my birthday is smooshed right in there after Claire’s (back here and here) so we can have a little…
New Years Eve and a new year
I love my in-laws. We had a couple fun gatherings at our house right when we got home…we had missed them so much (five of Dave’s eight siblings live…
the week my brother and cousin came to visit…
Was probably one of our very favorites in Shanghai. My brother Noah was here for his graduate school and my cousin Ben was here for some work things and the…
faith, works and grace amidst the rice paddies
On Sunday, as we whisked by field after field of ripening Vietnamese rice paddies, rich greens and deep yellows streaming past our windows, Max gave us our Family Home Evening…
Friday Q & A — my dad’s “grandparenting chart”
I’m so impressed by the deliberate way your parents actively “grand-parent” all their grandchildren. I’d love to read the details of your dad’s chart with his plans of what he…
50 years of love
In the beginning of June, these two reached the 50 year mark of marriage: (Are they not the cutest couple ever?) Fifty years of marriage is a pretty big reason…
grateful for families and all that comes with them
Oh man, I really should have started earlier on these grateful posts because there is SO much and it makes my heart so full. Nothing better than a full…
fighting for families — a conference give-away
I believe with all my heart in something very simple: strong families are the building blocks of society. If we can create strong families, we have built-in units to raise…