We arrived home from a trip to Silver Dollar City and found a leak in our basement bathroom. The upscale particle board was swollen with moisture. Of course inside the cabinet everything was dry. Plus all the moisture damage was below the cabinet floor. Time to get the tools (and call dad before I do […]

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“I learned that if you leave [a glove in the microwave] for a minute, it starts cooking. You can pretty much eat it.”  Angel’s Outfield Tori Hunter (From ESPN.com) While Ivy and I have been playing catch – sort of – Meg has been stuck inside. Not just because of little Darcy, but her glove […]

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For Valentine’s this year I got Megan the BBC’s Pride and Prejudice – which is nearly six hours long. Adding to the romance of the gift I promised to sit down and watch it with her. So with popcorn and Junior Mints, I finally realized how someone was able to come up with the idea […]

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For me to live is Christ and to die is gain. Philippians 1:21 Phoebe sits on the stairs. The tears are literally running down her cheek as she cries. Her breakdown over shoes, while I sit here staring at the blog – wondering how to express my sadness? How is it so easy for her […]

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“God says the inside is beautiful, but it has bones in it.” ~ Ivy Salmon in a Can. With Tuna there is little recognition of the fish that once swam (or the dolphins that may also be included). But with Salmon it is as though they chopped the whole fish into sections and squeezed them into the can. My wife was […]

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