Feb 11
Most surveys done on marital happiness indicate a sharp decline after kids come along. But this is not always the case and doesn’t have to be! While kids bring lots of challenges, they are also an incredible blessing. I have four children; all 10 and below. We are in zone coverage and still can’t …
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Dec 14
Do your kids argue and fuss? We have good kids, but it seems like we are always playing referee! The boys are always wanting to rough house and wrestle. The oldest is constantly manipulating the younger ones to get what he wants. Brooke is the only girl, but she can stand her ground right with …
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Nov 06
Austin turned 10 yesterday on November 5th. We are proud of the young man he is becoming. He gave his first sermon on Tuesday of this week. Austin has been leading prayers, reading scripture, and leading songs for years, but after last month’s nursing home devos I encouraged him to deliver the lesson. He was …
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Oct 03
The new release PG-rated cartoon Boxtrolls has a clear message, “Families come in all shapes and sizes.” It is about an orphaned child who is raised by boxtrolls. It is made by the same production company, Laika, which introduced the first openly gay cartoon character in ParaNorman. The trailer for the movie is pretty blunt …
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Sep 26
It will be a year in October that we bought our farm. We have poured lots of work into the farm over this past year. We had hoped to be living at the farm by now, but our house has not sold. If you are looking for a good 3 bedroom house in Mayfield …
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Sep 14
Have you heard of the website and ministry of Advanced Bible Reader. It was started by my good friends Kyle Butt and Chad Thompson. It has been around for several years. It is based on the school program called AR for Accelerated Reader. Kids read books and take tests over the books to earn points. …
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Sep 02
After spending last week at a great conference called, “Polishing the Pulpit” in Sevierville, TN we headed to the Smoky Mountains after it ended on Thursday morning. We had a picnic lunch at a popular spot called Chimney’s. This is a beautiful picnic area situated on the banks of a beautiful creek. After eating the kids …
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Jul 27
Our goal this year was to grow some sweet corn to sell. We were only wanting to do around 3/4 of an acre. We didn’t want to grow just any corn, but “organic” corn; i.e. no artificial fertilizer nor herbicide. We worked the ground this spring. It seemed like it took a million trips over …
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Jul 23
At Seven Oaks’ Ladies’ Night, Cathy Powell pointed out how little physical touch, namely hugs, a widow or widower will receive each week. Amanda then decided to have our kids hug a widow or widower each Sunday between class and worship. Physical touch and hugs are so important for all of us as a way …
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Jul 08
We were discussing our schedule for the week and the activities with sports, when Amanda said it! She said, “I think youth sports may be the greatest challenge facing families today.” Some might heartily disagree with this statement. Some might say it is worldliness, apathy, or materialism that is challenging families today. They would certainly have …
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