Fishing Lessons
I take my kids fishing and wax eloquent about the two main types of misery.
Raising Children
Saying Hello To Postpartum, Diapers, & Sleepless Nights →
We welcome a beautiful baby girl into our family! Adi is very happy because, in her words, “Now my children will have an aunt.”
Raising Children
It Was A Relief To Drive A Car That Didn’t Complain About My Driving →
We return from Papua New Guinea and begin our furlough.
Papua New Guinea
Elliot Has A Birthday Party →
Elliot turned six today. He’s pretty excited about it. I was pushed into an existential crisis, just like last time he had a birthday.
Family Experiences
Another Tax Deduction →
It's hard to hide a pregnancy when you live in a little compound. We're not ashamed to be pregnant but sometimes it's nice to have something you don't have to share, even if it's only information.
Pregnancy
Anyone In Their Right Minds Know That Animals Don't Use Toilets →
We eat antibiotics like Tic-Tacs, we try not to curse the world, and Elliot gets new underwear.
Being Sick
Our First Tropical Christmas →
Sweating while caroling and other strange ways to spend Christmas.
Christmas
Common Cockroaches & Exotic Marsupials →
It can be an unsettling transition to go from sipping coffee to having a marsupial in your hair without any time to get used to the idea.
Pets Other Than Children
Do Fish Even Sting People? →
Because of the sun’s death rays we’ve been spending a lot of time at the ocean.
Raising Children
Cement Blocks In My Emotional Dryer →
Christmas tree ornaments are hurled around our house like boulders from an invading army’s catapults.
Christmas
Getting Things We Don't Deserve →
That time when God provided for our MTI training, Elliot learned to ride a bike, and Adi started a brand new life.
Teaching Boys to Become Men
Medical Procedures, Feather Pillows, Allergic Reactions, & Wailing! →
That time when Adi had an allergic reaction, Janice had gallbladder issues, and I got some cysts removed.
Being Sick
Taking The Bunny Out For A Casual Sunday Stroll →
Bunnies prefer walking under pine trees, logs, thorn bushes, and parked cars which are all very hard places to walk.
Pets Other Than Children
My Problems Are Fine →
Everyone always has problems in life no matter what. And if I had to pick problems to have, I'd say mine are fine.
What Doesn't Kill You...
Bunny Husbandry & Strange Talents →
A good engineer wouldn't let a little bunny pee on the porch stop him from persisting until he beat a bad design into a poor one.
Holy Matrimony!
Introducing Oliver Quinn Snader →
Once again I realized that, in theory I know how birth works, but I still have trouble believing it does.
Raising Children
Lest By Her Continual Coming She Wearies Me →
There's a real possibility that by six years of age my kids will realize they're smarter than me and will move out on their own.
Raising Children
Adi Sends Posts, Elliot Runs Wild, Family Goes to AirVenture →
If we give away all our spoons, we'll have to eat soup with our fingers.
Airplanes