Amid the daily madness there are moments that make it all worthwhile.
Blog Nostalgia
4th of July
01 year ago
We enjoyed a great relaxed fourth of July. It started with a great morning at church and then a picnic potluck full of laughter and conversation. Then we came home to relax – no travelling, no stress, just hanging out and celebrating our freedom in relative peace at our home. As the afternoon passed, we geared up for the excitement of fireworks in our driveway. Usually we go to a public display, More >
Grace rides her bike
11 year ago
Such a fun milestone to see a little one ride her bike without training wheels. True to her personality she toyed with the idea for a few days, did dry runs in the garage yesterday while it rained, and then told us to get the camera and come with her to the basketball court so she could ride. With only a little coaching from us she managed to be circling the court in mere minutes and was then More >
Style Your Sole
01 year ago
In 2006, Blake Mycoskie was traveling through Argentina. As he befriended the local children he noticed that many of them did not have shoes to protect their feet. Sure, that’s considered a cultural tradition in some poorer areas, but Blake observed three issues about the shoeless children:
- A leading cause of disease in developing countries is soil-transmitted diseases, which can penetrate the More >
A little child shall lead…
41 year ago
Last night we sat and watch President Obama’s Presidential Address together. I have to admit that I was interested in how our leadership would respond to the history as it is unfolding in the Gulf. I was more interested in this than almost any other current governmental event. The oil spill has the potential to affect my family’s way of life here in the South and touch our friends who live along More >
Stop!
21 year ago
Green Screens by Sleeping At Last from Javan Ivey on Vimeo.
Stop motion, that is.
I promised to provide some ideas that would be fun to explore with your family — even teenagers — this summer. Lately we have been having some fun with links like Javen Ivey’s “Green Screens by Sleeping At Last” above. It’s an inspirational piece of stop motion animation which proves that creativity and technology More >
