The Lord your God is in your midst,a mighty one who will save;he will rejoice over you with gladness;he will quiet you by his love;he will exult over you with loud singing.                                -Zephaniah 3.17

I've never been good at math, but I really want and need to be good at this kind of math!Giving Thought to Gospel 'Math': Why Jesus + Nothing = Everythinghttp://www.desiringgod.org/player.js?deepLinkEmbedCode=w2eGNyMTrdXgMUVKndA8C-cvqqjj6H23&autoplay=1&embedCode=w2eGNyMTrdXgMUVKndA8C-cvqqjj6H23

26th27th28th29th 30th31stWe only have digital pics from the past 5 years, but I remember some things about the past 9 birthdays we've celebrated together. They are marked by different ways we've celebrated...where we went, what we ate, and gifts you received. But the thing I remember most as I look through the pictures and think back... Continue Reading →

During Summer Bible Conference in 2006, Pastor Dan Davey spoke on the topic of preparing our hearts to hear the Word of God in corporate worship. He passed out a sheet called "Take Heed How You Hear" by John Piper. On the sheet are 10 practical preparations. The sheet has served me well on Sunday mornings... Continue Reading →

Guess it's time to start buckling him in!

Wow! The house was so quiet today. It was nice hearing the little things that a 2-year old does. It's not that she was doing anything different than normal. It's just that it was actually noticeable today! I heard little feet walking around in shoes that were way too big for her. I heard the... Continue Reading →

brother, sister, parent, child... Christ, our God, to Thee we raise, this our hymn of grateful praise!"

I just can't stop thinking about Stella starting school. Of late, I have been enjoying reminiscing about some precious memories she and I have made over the past five years. Like last night...I was walking through the grocery picking out a kiwi and remembered a silly song we sang about kiwi one time (that turned... Continue Reading →

Ruby started saying Schaeffer's name last week. Until then she had referred to him as "baby" but now she chants his name and moves her arms imitating him. It's too cute. Our boy is 3 months old today. He still has some of his newborn-ness - he's still all balled up (maybe it's b/c I... Continue Reading →

We've had some fun birthday celebrations recently since Ruby and Stella have birthdays within a month of each other. Stella is at the age where birthdays are highly anticipated and at this point, Ruby gets excited just because Stella does. Since Stella-girl turned 5, it was an extra-special year because she had her first friend... Continue Reading →

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