

Pushing Past The Comfort Zone
This week I put Number 3 on a plane to study abroad for the summer. Are you thinking England or Spain, some place not that much...


Getting Away
Almost 2 weeks ago already, Kori and I got away for the weekend. With 4 kids at home, it was hard to find time for ourselves and we...


How We Make Them Feel
Last week my blog was about a weekly podcast that Kori and I listen to. There were two quotes that stuck with me from the podcast. I...


Ground Beef and Corn Casserole: A Cooking Tale
For years I have been the main meal prep person in our house. I have never really enjoyed cooking, it was more of a means to an end....


Travel, Talk and Time
As a stay at home dad, my job rarely requires much travel. When the kids were younger, many of our family trips revolved around the kids...


Acts of Kindness
Kori and I were talking last week with the Lenten season upon us and we knew we wanted to do this season differently than we have in the...


The Waiting Game
A couple of weeks ago I had to go to the DMV because we had sold a car and I had to turn in the license plates and have them pay me, for...


I Don't Have Mother's Intuition
Number 4 has had a cough for a little over a week now and I haven’t thought much of it. I have been treating the symptoms and just...


Surprise!
I don’t like surprises. There I said it. I think it relates to my “control” tendencies I have talked about in the past. When Kori and I...


Playing Hooky
I looked up in the dictionary and also the urban dictionary the definition of hooky and really all I found was “truant from school” as...