Happy February! Please tell me you woke up this morning looking for a new Bible study. You thought, “Oh, wow. Didn’t I make a New Years Resolution to study the Bible more? And now it’s FEBRUARY and I’ve forgotten?” Or you thought, “February?! As in the month of Valentines Day? Maybe I should celebrate this...Continue Reading
Oh, my, y’all.I don’t think I’ve ever lived with someone who has a true addiction. I mean, M can put away handfuls of jelly beans without really thinking about how many times the kids spill the canister and put the beans right back in there. To me, that must be a slight addiction.Nate’s relationship with...Continue Reading
We’re celebrating National Lutheran Schools Week around here, which means these normally uniformed kids get to dress up like lunatics all week. Clearly this class picture was taken on a normal Westlake uniform day.On a class-picture side note (and looking like lunatics)…yesterday were class pictures at Catie’s school. Yes, this is her third year at...Continue Reading
Sorry about all the exclamation marks, but I really am excited about my new devotional. With my other books, I kind of worried when they came out. So much information and connections I worried no one else would agree with or even get. I had some vague mental picture of women screwing up their faces...Continue Reading
So, some crazy person in our family (me) decided it might be REALLY FUN to start January with a strict budget, lofty exercise goals, healthy-eating plans, and intense commitments for everyone to finish new work and school deadlines. What was I thinking? Because, let me tell you, January has enough trouble on its own, without...Continue Reading
See this picture? SILLY! Ridiculous. Birds flying in a circle over my head. That’s crazy, right? And not just the birds, there’s other really silly stuff going on here at the Hergenrader House. Like what? I’ll tell you. I’m the kind of person who jumps on the back of the shopping cart and rides it around...Continue Reading
If a picture is worth a thousand words, I should really just post this picture, let you draw your own conclusions, and be done. But, no. Where would the overexplaining be in that? Nowhere, I tell you. So, here are a few observations about this picture. And, fair warning, I can’t help but think of...Continue Reading
Dear Parent Friend… If I were to distill all my parenting advice down to one sentence, it would be this: Go to the beach. This could mean, leave your kids at home and go rest on the beach to regain your sanity. But, actually, I mean take your kids to the beach. “No, the beach...Continue Reading
So, I cringed this morning when the twins ran into Kindergarten chattering about their parents’ trip to Vegas. Because even though our trip was more about relaxing than satisfying any vices, Vegas still carries that stigma. And since I look old and tired on a good day, any teachers or stray parents could totally assume...Continue Reading
Forty-Eight Hours in Vegas An Outline A. Why Vegas? Why Now? 1. My good friend, Shane, turned 40 on Christmas Day. Because we were too busy opening Hex Bugs on THAT day to celebrate in Vegas with her, we went this weekend. We met her and her husband, Mat, there for a fun weekend of...Continue Reading