>My husband and our two sons took Friday off and we saw The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe with our son's family. We all enjoyed it very much. It is quite accurate to the book with most additional dialogue and action complementing the narrative. My negative first impressions are that … Continue reading >Narnia

>Temperatures can be amazingly relative.A week ago, I would have considered a 26 degree high and a 15 degree low frigid.After several days of lows below zero and highs hovering in the single digits, however, tonight's forecast for a low of 15 degrees sounds moderate and today's projected high of 26 degrees sounds downright balmy.

>My husband and I aren't exactly polar opposites, but his interests lie somewhere along a latitude of 80 degrees north while mine are more like 80 degrees south. He's a man of outdoor action; I prefer to read in front of a fire.That's why it's difficult to say who was more surprised, him or me, … Continue reading >What I did this morning

>Dave is home today, nursing a bad back, and he just pointed out two deer sleeping in the woods south of our house. We had about three inches of snow last night, so today would be perfect for tracking and he is anxious for first season to begin the day after tomorrow.I'm thankful that it's … Continue reading >Breathtaking

>Well, Bethany is back at college, and it's back to work for all of us today. Ever since we picked up Bethany a week ago Friday, it's been one long week of family fun.It's a bit difficult to return to working mode today.

>Happy Golden Birthday to my son, Kirk, who is 26 years old today!His firm Christian commitment to the Reformed faith and his desire to live for the Lord in every area of life make him a son who truly gladdens the hearts of his parents.This is a picture of Kirk holding his nephew, Logan, last … Continue reading >Kirk

>At the risk of sounding trite, yesterday was my best birthday ever. The defining moment was at 8:55 a.m., when Seth and Sarah's van zipped into our driveway and I knew that my ultimate dream had come true: all of my children and grandchildren would worship with me. I ran outside into Seth's bear hug … Continue reading >Best Birthday

>We heard two excellent and extremely convicting sermons yesterday.The morning sermon, "Whose Kingdom Are You Building," from Matthew 16:24-28 focused on the three exhortations of Christ to "deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow Me." Rev. Paul Murphy pointed out that denying oneself had nothing to do with giving up a pleasure or any … Continue reading >Excellent Sermons

>We're going into extra innings for Thanksgiving. Last evening three of our four children were home to enjoy a Thanksgiving-style meal with us. We had pineapple-garnished ham, sweet potato puff, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, and traditional sage stuffing. We also had a roaring fire in the fireplace, which was very relaxing and cozy.Today we're … Continue reading >Thanksgiving extra innings

>Bethany's home! Kirk went with us yesterday to pick her up from college and we caught "Zathura" at matinee prices on the way home. After we unloaded about a hundred pounds of dirty laundry and textbooks, Ariel came over and we watched more movies until the wee hours of the morning. What larks!A couple of … Continue reading >Sleep Deprivation