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Nursery Design Tips

By: Josh Snader February 9, 2019February 9, 2019

First time parents carefully lay everything out, measure clearances, analyze rash percentages, and take notes of frequency and consistency. But after a week or so you’ve changed diapers several hundred times. You can smell a change in consistency from several rooms over.

The Fire Building Principle

By: Josh Snader February 3, 2019February 3, 2019

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Let’s imagine the Holy Spirit as a glowing ember flickering in your soul somewhere, wherever that happens to be. Your small intestines? I don’t know, it seems like when something goes wrong in life that’s where the dread hits you. Or, when something amazing happens, that’s where butterflies dance around, so maybe that’s the general…

Support Update | February 1, 2019

By: Josh Snader February 1, 2019February 1, 2019

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This is where we are and where we need to go yet. Thank you so much to our supporters who have helped us get this far! If you feel prompted to help us meet our support quota, get more info by clicking here.

Duluth Underwear and Charcoal Toothpaste (And Other Serious Things)

By: Josh Snader January 26, 2019January 26, 2019

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I should learn to try new and strange things. Rubbing my teeth with charcoal met both criteria. I took a generous helping on tooth brush and vigorously applied it to every corner of my mouth. I looked in the mirror. It looked like a had guzzled five quarts of motor oil.

Benedict Arnold Appliances, Adopted Chickens, Romantic Dinners

By: Josh Snader January 19, 2019January 25, 2019

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The other day I was walking past the oven. Janice had something sizzling on the stove top. Suddenly a loud bang echoed through the house which caused Janice to scream. I calmly jumped four feet in the air and assumed a defensive karate position.

Lettuce Isn’t A Snack!

By: Josh Snader January 11, 2019January 26, 2019

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Janice does hate raccoons. In fact, her hatred for raccoons is what got us in a relationship in the first place.

Mr. and Mrs. Hippenhammer

By: Josh Snader January 5, 2019January 26, 2019

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We just got back from ANOTHER trip to Pennsylvania and it’s good to be home even though being at home means sitting on a crooked toilet. I call it the “Leaning Tower of Pot” but I’m reconsidering the title because marijuana is legal in Michigan and I’m afraid people may get the wrong idea.

To See God’s Glory

By: Josh Snader December 28, 2018January 26, 2019

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Trust comes from commitment. Commitment is proven in the grinding millstone of daily life, not in peaks of emotion. Although once that commitment has been tested and proven to be genuine, it will give the relationship the foundation needed to build emotional skyscrapers.

Frequently Asked Questions

By: Josh Snader December 27, 2018December 27, 2018

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I interview myself, which is actually harder than it sounds, and answer the questions you may be asking about our MMS Aviation apprenticeship.

Josh’s Christmas Tips for Practical Men

By: Josh Snader December 23, 2018December 24, 2018

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The problem is that your wife wants the organic, limited edition bath bombs handmade from essential oils by Tibetan monks and then blessed by the pope. The pope’s blessing doesn’t come cheaply and so you’re on the hook for some overpriced bubble bath.