When summer hit we made a rule that our kids could watch one program together when they all were awake. The rule was put into place because programs were being started when one or two where awake, and then the late sleeper was missing out. So we made the rule to wait until everyone is up. …
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May 27
Keeping It Positive in the Strawberry Patch
It is an annual tradition of our family to go pick strawberries. We go each year to a place near the Kentucky/Tennessee border. The kids always enjoy going and have gotten good at picking them. We try to make it fun by creating a contest to see who can pick the biggest strawberry and the …
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Mar 13
How Christian Families Have Chosen to Handle Media and Children
This is the 2nd post on this topic, the previous post dealt with considerations for children and media. Our family is always considering how to manage media in our home with children between the ages of 1 and 9. It seems that we are always saying “no,” especially in the winter and they are always …
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Mar 09
What is it like to be the Preacher’s Kid?
“What is it like to be the preacher’s kid?” This is the question, Austin, my 9 year old, was asked in Bible class. I love his answer; which was, “I don’t know, it is just like being a normal kid.” He had never even considered the question. He didn’t feel different or special because he …
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Mar 05
Discovery Park of America – A Great Family Trip
“Union City, Tennessee, Really?” This is the reaction of most folks when they hear about Discovery Park of America. You don’t expect something so big and nice in a place so small and away from a large city. Union City is only 40 minutes south of Mayfield and on our way to my parents home, …
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Jan 19
Shocking Moment, Cool Story
In most every family, there is that one child that tends to create mayhem. For us it is Landon, though Caleb may be learning his ways. Landon is always doing something. He runs at 90 mph and throws caution to the wind. He is giving us grey hairs by the day, but is lots of …
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Dec 05
Sometimes You Get Showed Up By Your Son
This year was my first foray into Fantasy Football. A family member began the league and got many of us to play. I watch some football, but am not a fanatic. I had an elders meeting the night of the draft, so the computer picked my team. I actually got a pretty good team. I …
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Sep 19
Children and Their Bibles: Part 1
I wanted to share some thoughts on Bibles and kids in the next two posts. In this post, I will make some general suggestions for you to consider. In the next post, I will share some of our experiences with various Bible versions and story books. Some Suggestions Get your children a Bible and require …
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Sep 05
The Outward Shell – Our Cicada hunt Lesson
The kids have been hunting cicada shells this week. They are not hard to find! I did a little research for this post and found that this exoskeleton of the cicada is from the nymph stage. They actually live underground, emerge, select a plant, and then molt a final time. This begins their adult life …
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Jun 27
Sisterly Love
It is 4 in the morning and Caleb is crying! Amanda and I are laying in bed wondering when he will quit and what we should do. Caleb loves to nurse. He is 9 months and still likes to eat in the night! He is our fourth and we have done the worst of all …
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