February is the month for l’amour, as the French would say. We send cards both serious and sappy, we eat chocolates and strawberries, and decorate hearts to give to those we love. For many, Valentine’s Day is just another day for Hallmark to make its millions, for others it is an opportunity to show love…
I like to think I have fairly simple criteria when it comes to music for my kids. I have to be able to understand the words (above/in spite of the music). The tunes should be catchy and easy to learn (if they aren’t already familiar melodies). The songs have to be ones I’ll actually want…
I was truly unprepared for this one. I don’t remember discussing it beforehand—he simply announced it out-of-the blue: “Your mother will be not doing the dinner dishes tonight.” I don’t know who was more shocked – them or me? We all stared at their daddy and tried to figure out what he could possibly mean….
Please pray that I will be a bright light on a dark hill. That’s the text that came through on my phone. Our oldest son, now 20 years old, was in Paris studying in a French language immersion program for the summer. He proposed the idea earlier in the school year – his sophomore year…
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