Yesterday we gathered our children around and read the story of the crucifixion as we recognized the significance of Good Friday. Tomorrow we will finish the story as we look to the celebration of Resurrection Sunday. And today is the day in between. Do you ever wonder what the day in between the crucifixion and…
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Wading into the Duck Pond…Post-it Note #38
I’ve been thinking about this whole Duck Dynasty/Phil Robertson thing for a couple of days. I thought I would avoid wading into this duck pond of controversy. But then, I’ve never been great at keeping my mouth closed, so I think I’ll just go ahead and jump in. Plenty has been said about free speech…
Post-it Note #37: Down the Rabbit Hole
My middle child loves animals. For her 9th birthday this summer she wanted a bunny rabbit. She begged and begged and begged from months and months and months. I told her that I would only consider a rabbit if she did all the research to find out all the necessary things needed to care for…
Post-it Note #36 – Does the Devil Go on Vacation (or does he just live at Disney)?
We just got back from a grand adventure 3 days ago. Hubby and I, along with all 5 kids (1 Autistic), a college student (babysitter/helper) and an adopted Grandpa went to Disney World. It was no small feat. The prep for it felt like we were planning an invasion. And we were. We came, we…
Post-it Note #32: First Century vs Twenty-First Century Living
I have such mixed emotions about the holidays. I love Thanksgiving, although it seems the retail stores want to skip right over it these days. Instead of starting Black Friday on Friday they want to move it to Thursday. The message is clear…….let’s not stop and be thankful for what we have, let’s just get…