Last night Doug took me to see Expelled, the movie with Ben Stein on the Intelligent Design movement. We had been looking forward to it after seeing the advertisement, with Ben Stein sitting in the hall outside the principal’s office. The kid next to him says, “What did you do?” and he replies, “I asked […]

 So I am way over-achieving on posting beach pics here, but it was just too hard to choose. We had such a great time frolicking in the sand.

In all things related to our lives and duties, we are either building up or tearing down. None of us builds perfectly, even on our good days, but we want to be making visible progress, not always cleaning up after our mistakes. So I’m going to start posting a few suggestions on how mothers can […]

Being out of town is most always refreshing. It’s great to see the familiar faces of folks who used to live in Moscow, as well as our friends who never lived in Moscow. We’ve been in Cary for a couple of days and it has been a blessing.
In fact, one of the ladies attending the […]

I’m feeling a mite bit guilty about ignoring everyone. But I have a decent, if not a good, excuse. I am in the UK and have been here visiting our beloved Merkle clan since a week ago yesterday. But I have a few posts rolling around in my mind which will no doubt surface after […]

I mentioned some time back that we have twin grandbabies coming, probably in November, Lord willing. My daughter has blossomed into a beautiful sight, inciting frequent comments from total strangers. She is regularly asked when she is due by people who think it must be any minute (given her shape). When she confesses to a […]