Oct
31
2011

Do We Celebrate Halloween?

Pumpkin Carving 2011

Wendy and I get this question a lot. Do we celebrate Halloween? We have a roundabout answer: well, not really.

Oct
30
2011

Pumpkin Seeds Recipe

Pumpkin Seeds Recipe

We love pumpkin seeds. The recipe isn’t rocket science, but we’re surprised how many people just throw away the insides of their pumpkins. Breaks our hearts! Here are simple instructions.

Oct
29
2011

My Parents Flirt (by Cynthia Jeub)

Chris and Wendy in 1991

Here’s a generalization that I see all too often: married couples don’t flirt. It’s too bad, because my parents flirt all the time.

Oct
23
2011

Beautiful Outlaw

Beautiful Outlaw

I just finished reading Beautiful Outlaw. It’s John Eldredge at his best. Every page was drenched in sweet truth. It comes with my highest recommendation.

Oct
22
2011

Earth in the Balance

Screenshot of Science Live

LiveScience jabs fun at religious predictions of doomsday alongside their more serious article, “Earth in the Balance: 7 Crucial Tipping Points.” Does anyone see the irony here?

Oct
21
2011

Pics From the Hunting Trip

Stopping to rest. It was a 3 mile hike...uphill with the packs!

The hunt is finished and the steaks and roasts are wrapped up in the freezer. What a blessing to have hearty food for the winter. Our hunting party filled 4/6 tags — all youth tags — which makes the news all the more enjoyable. Enjoy these pictures (mostly taken by Lydia)! [nggallery id=1]

Oct
18
2011

Bringing Order to the Home

Photo by Ronnie McKay

I’ve been asked what I was thinking about when I was rushed to the hospital with an apparent heart attack. I wish I could say something valiant. “My children”, “my Lord Jesus”, “world peace” or something. You know what I was thinking about? Accounting.

Oct
17
2011

Cain/Ryan in 2012

ryan

Time to get political. There are 13 months to the presidential election, but I want to make a prediction: Herman Cain will be President, and Paul Ryan will be Vice President. Here’s why.