We have been living…sometimes surviving.   The Transition For some reason, we really hoped that our transition would go smoothly and easily and that everyone would get here and our lives would magically fall into place and no one would skip a beat.  Okay, we didn’t think it would be that easy, but we hoped for […]

Spring is Here… Finally!  We got a late start to Spring.  A couple of weeks ago, we heard over and over that Spring would be here “Saturday.”  Indeed, it did come on that Saturday.  It was suddenly 50 degrees (F) and the mounds of snow everywhere melted rather quickly.  But by the next Tuesday, it

Last week, Hannah had an assignment to write a short essay about idolatry.  Here’s what she wrote.  I thought it spoke well on the subject. [sws_divider_small_padding] [sws_2_column title=”” rightmargin=”10px”]  Idolatry is all over our world today. When most people think of idolatry, they think of pagan people worshiping gold statues and little trinkets. Sure, this

There are some days when things click along…  no doubts…  no fear…  no discouragement.  Then there are days that you just have to hang on for the ride.  We’ve had several of those days in a row.  Just hanging on to the promises of the Lord.  Knowing we are in His will, yet wondering how