Happy 9 Months, Sawyer!

May 19, 2012

Kirk always wonders (out loud) how it seems to take so long for the baby to arrive but how that same amount of time flies by once they are here. Today Sawyer is 9 months…already!  We love our wispy haired, happy, playful boy!!  Each of the kids adore him.  He is also our fastest moving [...]

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Hard Work

May 17, 2012

Living in the Upper Midwest it is sometimes necessary, in May, to go find your brothers hat… and then head outside… to help plant seeds in the garden. Make sure NOT to clean up so everyone knows how hard you’ve been working. Blessings to your family,

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The Best Mother’s Day Present

May 15, 2012

I loved the hand drawn cards, the hugs and all the “Happy Mother’s Day” wishes.  I really appreciate the flowers the the kids’ Sunday School teachers had for the kids to give me…but the best gift of all was on this paper… and it was this in particular… “I know my mom loves me because [...]

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Respecting Your Husband ~ Part 2

May 7, 2012

After my wonderful time doing the podcast on “Respecting Your Husband” with Becky I just kept thinking about all the things that we didn’t cover, and things that may be taken the wrong way.  However, I also know that the Holy Spirit will speak to His children as they are surrendered to Him and ask [...]

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Respecting Your Husband ~ Podcast with Becky

May 1, 2012

What is respecting your husband?  Why do it and how?  What about if you just don’t agree with him?  These are the questions that I was able to ask Becky in our second podcast together.  Respecting your husband is not something easy to do, but it is foundational to bringing a sense of peace to [...]

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180 Movie

April 25, 2012

Truth is exclusive.  I know that many today try to say otherwise, but just because we say something does not make it so. My heart cries out for those that have been hurt by the lies of Satan that abortion is a choice instead of what it is…murder.  I’m afraid that we have so many [...]

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Taking A Walk

April 20, 2012

Sometimes it feels like it takes just as long to get the kids ready to go for a walk as it does to actually take the walk…but it’s always such a good thing when we get out together. It’s in the 50s today so Sawyer is ready to go with his bear hat. Addie trotting [...]

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Growing Up

April 5, 2012

This spring has been unusually warm for us so the bikes have already been out for awhile.  That’s saying a lot being we still were getting snow at this time last year. Ella has really taken off on her bike this year, and it seems every morning she is asking first thing if they can [...]

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What is He Doing?

March 25, 2012

What exactly is Kirk doing with this piece of cardboard??? Why are the kids crowded around? Wow, whatever it is is interesting! Well, they were busy saving the bird that decided that our wood stove would be a good place to hang out. **no birds were hurt in the making of this blog post. Blessings [...]

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From 5 to 14 Children ~ Podcast with Becky

March 20, 2012

Aren’t people’s stories fascinating?  I have always been intrigued by others’ lives.  I find that I learn so much through others. Last week I was able to sit down (via Skype) with Becky who is someone that I have learned SO much from.  She shared her story of how her and her husband, Mark, came [...]

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