“What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your conscience.” 2Corinthians 5:11 I have a crisp, clear memory of my brother. We are little boys sitting behind the house where we grew up. We are not wearing shirts and have dug worms up out of the ground. Then […]

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“You’re acting like a step-mother.” – Phoebe to Megan No Megan did not refuse to let Phoebe go to the ball. But she was disciplining – which creates an “end of the world” feeling inside all of our girls. So Phoebe announced the worst insult she could imagine: “stepmother!” I would not have been able […]

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Darcy’s new box of diapers came with Sesame Street characters as babies. It seems before Cookie Monster earned his name he was a vegetarian. Chomping carrots. I understand the idea. We need to teach babies through their diaper attire that vegetables are better for our bodies than cookies… what? Our babies have no idea what […]

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Megan shook me awake this morning. I was talking in my sleep. Normally I am a snorer, but the gibberish had Meg afraid I would wake the girls. Her push brought me out of the most vivid dream. I was helping someone get back on their feet. I let him stay with me while we […]

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The Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Court sent us a very nice letter. It included three crisp photos of our Malibu. And a time stamp to let us know that I was the lucky winner. But that wasn’t all, a flashy insert announced I could review a video of the whole event! Our court system really does […]

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