Are You an Avenue of Grace?

This morning my son sat on my lap as we watched Martin Luther King Jr.’s I Have a Dream Speech. I’m so thankful that our world has come such a long way in light of racism in our country. It’s much more personal now as I have a son who is 1/4 African American. Not … Read more

Upcoming Sabbatical

One of the things that I’m most looking forward to this year is that we’re taking a short sabbatical. I almost feel guilty saying that word out loud. We live in a society where we live at top speed most of the time, there is little down time, rest can seem like a naughty word … Read more

The End of 2013

The end of 2013 was not kind to us in the health arena. We contracted our third virus in 8 weeks over Christmas break and it was confirmed to be the flu virus, probably H1N1. So who doesn’t like that tucked in their stocking at Christmas? The kids were feeling better by Christmas day but … Read more