Our first Christmas celebration was with Chris’ aunt and two uncles. While we waited for the festivities to begin, Chris, Shin-ya, Avery and I played Jenga. Believe it or not, Avery was really good at it! So was Shin-ya. Then
I still can’t believe that Christmas is over and tomorrow is the start of a new year. I have lots of Christmas events to show you, but I’ll start with the highlights of Casey’s visit. Casey and family were the
Merry Christmas! We didn’t expect to spend the day after Christmas stuck inside our house due to eight or nine inches of snow (I haven’t heard the final official tally). But we made the most of it by watching a
Finally…this afternoon Casey and his family arrived from Japan. It’s nearly a 24-hour trip from their doorstep to Mike and Connie’s. So as you can imagine, they were a little tired by the time they landed in Indy. We met
Where has the time gone?! It’s 3:00 on Wednesday afternoon, and I’m finally getting around to posting this week’s summary. This is our last lesson until after Christmas. I’m always amazed at how God gives me this break just when I
Abram and Lot approached one circumstance together. But they made two very different choices, resulting in positive and negative consequences. While traveling and living together, Abram and Lot’s herdsmen realized that the land couldn’t support everyone and everything. (And verse 7 tells
Sorry for the delay…Blogger wasn’t playing nicely, so it took me a little longer than I expected to get this post finished. On Thanksgiving day, we hosted Chris’ parents, my parents and Aunt Karen for lunch at our house. I
God asks a lot of us as believers. He often asks us to step out in faith and trust that His plan is best. This is what happened to Abram. God called Abram to pack up and move, to leave everything
In our study, we’ve now reached the beginning of the story of Abraham. He is one of the great patriarchs of the Christian faith. We’ll spend the next several weeks discussing his life, which includes plenty of mountaintop and valley experiences.