I mentioned earlier that my family is visiting right now.  My father, my mother, and my 93 year old grandmother all flew in from California to see us for two weeks.  We're at the tail end of that whirlwind visit (they leave Sunday) and it's been interesting, to say the least. Fir...

I generally kinda hate gratitude posts. They bore me. Not so much writing them out of the blue, just reading them on other blogs, or writing them thinking people are just waiting for one. As if I began a post following the one about Phil's health with anything but a big hamburger hut heap of thanks ...

Today is the day that our oldest daughter, Jennifer Jackson, becomes Jennifer Jackson Martin as she marries Derek Martin, son of Peter & Liz Martin. The last few days have been a wonderful process of having out of town guest arriving, establishing new relationships and continuing the process of ...

Dear Deployment, Although I understand that we are not strangers, I did want to set forth a few ground rules and observations before you officially begin your timeline.  First and foremost, please remember that I despise surprises so should you feel the need to visit again before my husband re...

Phil's on his way home now. He had a scheduled appointment at a doctor's office, where they'd take blood, add a good helping of radiation to that blood, then put it back into him. That's right, radiate him, on purpose. I can't help thinking about the lead vest they make you wear at the dentist's off...

From David Ripley, Idaho Chooses Life A story out of Mexico highlights both the dangers of President Obama’s support for abortion in foreign countries and the extraordinary self-centeredness of his “pro-choice� movement. Amnesty International held several protests last week in Mexico City, dem...

I feel like a traitor. I had twins, so you can't ask me, but I imagine if you ask any parent to two or more children, they'll insist that they never thought they had room to love anything as much as their first child. And then they had their second, and wow, were just so stunned that they could make...

I have spent most of today in my room.  Near my unmade bed.   A lot of time on the computer, too.  The TV has been on.  I still haven't taken a shower. Air Force Guy, on the other hand, was up at 6 am (it was a late morning for him) and off to work.  Despite t...

I have to admit, report card time around here is never a time that we really have to worry about. Sarah is as good as a student as one can be and still be your normal, average kid. She'll miss a homework or two, not do so well on a test or so, but on the whole she is an A student with the occasi...

As many of you already know, the Catholic community suffered a great loss this week with the passing of Michael Dubriel. Father to two small boys, husband to the wonderful writer Amy Welborn, and author in his own right he left a great hole in our faith community. But as God has promised, when one p...