Did You Screen It?

Because our family lives in Africa, it often seems like we are viewing much of the world’s happenings as if we were standing on the outside, peering in through a window from afar. Sometimes it’s kind of sad, because we feel so removed from everyone, and then other times we are thankful not to be bombarded with every fad that walks by.

From the look of facebook, it seems this weekend’s hottest topic for entertainment is the latest Harry Potter movie.  Apparently people stood in long lines to grab up tickets for the opening night. I couldn’t care less about …

Tuesday’s Tip

For Do-It-Yourself People

Since we live in Tanzania, there are some things that we are not able to easily obtain, or, if we can, they are quite expensive.  Lately I’ve not had any taco seasoning, and so have been on the hunt for a home-made recipe to make my own.  There is one store that I can buy little packets of taco seasoning here, but they are really expensive, and I really don’t want to spend $3 for a tiny seasoning packet.  I found several recipes for making a home-made seasoning mix, and I plan on trying one of them …

Happy Birthday Luke!

Twenty years ago I gave birth to our third-born.  Time has flown.  I remember November 13th, 1990 pretty well.  How wonderful it was to welcome another little one into our family!  Luke, at 6’6, isn’t so little any more.   Happy Birthday, Luke!

Principles for Successful Motherhood, Part 7

In this final article of this series, I want to focus on the fact that there are differences between males and females, and we need to appreciate that God designed it that way.  In other words: Sons and Daughters: Recognize Their Differences.  As we bring up our children, we need to let our boys be boys and let our girls be girls.

Boys need to spend time with their dads to learn how to be men. While moms do play a very important part in training their sons, the dad is one who will show his sons how to be …