Three Bedrooms, Two Baths, and a Backyard
I bought a house. I’ve been renting a condo on the east side of Franklin for almost exactly four years. About two …
Girls Will Be Girls
The nine-year-old turns into a ten-year-old this week. Double digits! While I was trying to wrap my brain around that, Hannah had …
Grace Based Parenting: Highlights from a Conference (#GBPFranklin)
This weekend I attended the Grace Based Parenting conference hosted by my church and led by pastor and author Tim Kimmel. Tim’s …
Game Face
Have you played Monopoly recently? Like, since you became an adult? It’s a terribly boring game. Once all the properties are purchased, …
Adventure’s End: #AVMTour Recap Part Nine
Could it be? At long last, the final post in my recap of this summer’s Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Tour! Previously on the AVM Tour, …
Just a Hole in the Ground: #AVMTour Recap Part Eight
Previously on the Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Tour, the girls and I spent the morning at Bearizona, a drive-through wildlife park just south of the …
Wolves, Bison, and Bears, Oh My: #AVMTour Recap Part Seven
Since the girls have started back to school, I figure it’s time to wrap up my series on the Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Tour we …
A Road Trip to Remember: #AVMTour Recap Part Six
Previously on the Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Tour… The girls and I saw the world’s largest animals–blue whales, off the coast of San Franciso–and the …
Meeting the Generals: #AVMTour Recap Part Five
Previously, on the Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Tour… The girls and I flew to San Francisco, saw two blue whales and a humpback, experiencing the …
Blue Skies and Dinosaurs: #AVMTour Recap Part Four
Here’s part four of my recap of last month’s Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Tour. Between all the exercise we had at Muir Woods the day …