9,000 miles, give or take a few hundred. That’s how far we are from Casey and his family in Japan. And that’s a very long distance when we want to squeeze and love on sweet baby Caden. Thank goodness for
The cutest baby in Japan
BSF 2011-2012: James 1-2
The book of James was written (most likely) by Jesus’ half-brother James during (most likely) Paul’s first missionary journey. James explains how works are involved in the faith process by telling the first Christians that their faith should be expressed
Never again
Never again will I use one of those grocery carts with the kiddie car at the front. At the request of my sweet daughter, this morning I gave in and pushed one of those contraptions through the grocery store. That
Overheard: It’s in the repair shop
Another story courtesy of Grandpa Hromada: Avery: “Carry me, Grandpa.” Grandpa: “No. You’re a big girl. You can walk.” Avery: “No, I can’t. My walk is broke.”
3-year doctor’s appointment
Avery had her three-year check-up last night. (I still love her pediatrician and the fact that his office hours are great for working parents!) Here are her latest stats: Weight – 28 pounds, 2 ounces (25th percentile) Height – 35.25 inches (10th percentile)
The next SportsCenter highlight videos
Around our house, playing outside means playing sports. So every time we were outside last weekend, Avery pulled several sports-related items from the garage. She doesn’t really have a favorite sport yet, but we’ve really seen her skills improve since
BSF 2011-2012: Ephesians 6:10-24
This is such a magnificent section of Scripture since it describes the armor and weapons God has given us to fight our enemy, Satan. You may find it hard to believe that we’re in the midst of a spiritual battle.
2012 brackets: Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight updates
We had a wonderful weekend as a family, relaxing and enjoying the magnificent spring weather. And of course watching basketball games. But I didn’t make any time to post our bracket updates. So here are our Sweet Sixteen and Elite
BSF 2011-2012: Ephesians 4:1-6:9
This section of Ephesians is all about walking the Christian walk. This walk is purposeful. It imitates God. Paul calls all Christians to “put off” several worldly habits and “put on” several godly traits. The one that hit me most
2012 brackets: Second Round update
This year’s tournament has been so much fun to watch! It probably helps that four Big Ten teams are still playing, including IU. It was pretty interesting to witness Chris watching IU’s game on Saturday. It’s not the first time