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The Stroller Analogy
Sometimes kids teach us things. I know it’s supposed to be the other way around but my kid is just extra smart.
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Leaving the Farm, Milking Cows, & Vinegar Baths
Then I grabbed that dangling, fleshy udder and squeezed as hard as I could. A little drop plinked into the bucket.
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Janice, she’s the she for me
We agreed to be betterer until best, whether plenty or nought. And it’s not always easy to be bettering like you should, But she’ll help you betterer, better than you…
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Eggs in the Toaster
This laser-focus-on-one-thing-at-a-time means that I’m not equipped to babysit a toddler at a reasonable level of competency.
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The Miracle of Life and the Madness of Pregnancy
God, If Janice loves Alaska, we’ll move there. If not, then I’ll stop bugging you about Alaska and we’ll get on with our lives.
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Almost Heaven, West Virginia…
This lodging has three distinct advantages over a grub filled rotting tree: electricity, running water, and a porcelain toilet.
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Josh’s Jungle Guide to the Toddler Species
Maybe you’re a minimalist who tries to run through the jungle of parenthood wearing nothing but a designer loincloth. Please don’t.
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New Supporter This Week! Also: Support Progress
Hey guys, We got new support this week! Praise God for this development with us. We are now at 14.47% of our way to our support goal. We are also…
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The $20 Refrigerator
Maybe I could anoint it with oil. Maybe I could cast a demon out of it. That way the repair costs would fit into our budget, unless of course the…
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Visiting the Potawatomi Zoo (& a few innovative zoo ideas of my own)
An expert zoo visiting tip: Bring a Brazilian blow gun with you so you can subtly provoke the animals to swing around their cages exhibiting maximum fierceness
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Rain, Flies, Cooking Shows, & A New Mattress
I want to slap every one of them and throw them into a grass covered hut in Haiti for a few weeks and feed them nothing but monkey brains and…
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Truth Church Versus Spirit Church
Both truth and spirit are inseparable ingredients in the chicken noodle soup of marriage and religion.
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Adi’s Lingo
Quickly and easily learn to speak like Adilene, our 16 month old daughter, with this comprehensive guide.
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VBS Conclusions, Chicken Poop, Feasting Like An Amish, and Other Things That Happened.
Once I start honing my bitter edge of sarcasm, it can be hard to put that weapon down.
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Summer Bible School – Day 1
Day 1 of Summer Bible School is done. I need to practice my puppetry skills and my helper needs to stop vomiting.
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Burn Couches, Not Bridges
Junk piles seem to grow to point where they have their own gravity and actually start absorbing items into themselves. It will begin pulling things off shelves and will actually…
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If You’re Happy & You Know It… Sing This Song Again
Some people build cathedral like nurseries for their babies, inspired by the best and brightest ideas that Pinterest has to offer. They equip the room with inspirational banners reminding the…
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Garage Sale Cultures
In Lancaster County you’re a slacker (which is a slippery slope to a sinner) if your garage sale isn’t churning out revenue by 6 am. Then it shuts down promptly…
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Blog 25.4
You know you’re a parent when you find diarrhea on your shirt but instead of removing it, you smell it first just to make sure it’s actually worth the bother.
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Home Sweet Indiana
One Sunday afternoon my friends and I abandoned our wives and drove to the National Air & Space Museum. That might sound a little cruel but trust me, wives handle…
