Duane arrived home safely from the gulf last night. Danni & Trei flew back to San Diego early yesterday morning. I heard they spent the day at the zoo and then were at the airport to pick Duane up around 10:30 pm.
Duane, we’ve prayed for you every single day that you’ve been away. We’re […]

The exuberance of children can be exhausting or infectious. You get to choose.
–So read the quote on my calendar yesterday! Unfortunately, yesterday was one of those days when I chose not to be “infected” by my kids exuberant behavior. I rolled through the day with my eyes half-shut, having woken up that way earlier […]

Ella -just a few days old, with her Grandma!

Here’s a little proof: Darren’s beautiful sister Sue (with daughter Anne). –Sydney, Australia
Sue was so happy when she saw pictures of her little neice Ella, and that she was a red head with blue eyes and dimples -just like her, that she made the comment about Ella that we now always quote her for: “OH […]

Ella (age 3), entered the garage one afternoon while her grandpa was working-out with his exercise equipment; when she asked him “Are you gunna do head-folds?” (-meaning sit-ups.)

Evan (age 5), is learning Bible vocabulary words from the A Beka 1st grade curriculum and Primary Bible Reader.
This week some of the words learned were from Luke & the story of the birth of Jesus: “Virgin” and “conceived” were among them.
I tried to give these words child-friendly and 5-year-old-age-appropriate definitions (now tell me, exactly […]

So… in order to keep this interesting, we have decided to launch this new category and post to it weekly (fingers crossed).
FAQ’s and Facts…
Frequently Asked Questions: The questions we most frequently get asked, and their answers.
and…
Facts: Things you always wanted to know (or maybe really didn’t need to, heh) about us. We’ll tell our […]

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Luv ya’ll!
Darren, Claire, and family.

So my kids and I are saying our bedtime prayers, and this week we have been praying for our dear friend Peter who has been sick with the flu.
Ella prays: and bless Peter, and, uh… uh… -what is it again? - oh yeah, Jesus, please bless and heal Peter’s flute.

How many would that be, by the way?