7 Things we did this Summer
This summer was short and busy and not at all like I pictured, but there were still a lot of great things that happened. My 4 oldest kids all had different camps that they attended throughout the summer. Braedi attended Legacy Camp with a bunch of other 16-18 year old girls from church, a piano camp, and another church camp with a friend. Corbin attended a similar camp with 16-18 year old boys up in the mountains and went to San Diego with some boys from church. He and Ephram also went with grandma up to Idaho to visit cousins. Dyllan attended a church camp and a week-long EFY camp…
Best of 2018
At this time of year people usually reflect on the past year and make plans for a successful new year. I can’t remember a time when I’ve ever reflected, but this year I decided to do it. And I asked my kids to do the same. The way we did it was to go back through our Chatbooks. Chatbooks have got to be the greatest idea ever. Chatbooks is linked to my personal Instagram account, and whenever I add a picture to Instagram, it automatically links to Chatbooks. When I have 60 images, a book is generated and mailed. It’s a super simple way for me to document our activities.…
Creating Story
Have you seen the movie with Ben Stiller called “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”? Ben’s character, Walter, daydreams of a life full of action and romance where he is the hero. Eventually he decides that he can’t live life in a make believe world, so he takes action in the real world. He creates a story. I’ve read a lot of books (good and bad), and my favorites are those where the character struggles to overcome obstacles to get what he wants–Jean Val Jean in “Les Miserables” overcoming his past; Jonas in “The Giver” overcoming the expectations of the dystopian society; Daniel overcoming his hatred in “The Bronze Bow”.…
