All along, I was excited for him. All along, I was trying to keep a good perspective and help him prepare for it. All along, I believed this was the best path for him to take. Yet there I lay,
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Summer Trips – Part 2: Shenandoah Valley & Luray Caverns
After our stay in Kentucky had come to an end, we considered visiting the Ark Encounter in Williamstown (northern Kentucky) but instead decided to head to the Shenandoah Valley & Luray Caverns (southeastern Virginia). But, not without stopping at a KFC
Summer Trip – Part 1: Howard Family Reunion
This is an awesome country and an absolute blessing to be able to travel it and appreciate the beauty in this Creation that God made to enjoy. Other than the Caribbean and Tijuana, I haven’t traveled outside of it so though
Sports …
From Morgans very first T-Ball season back in 2005, countless hours and dollars have been spent on registrations, equipment, and the most important thing at every game – snacks and drinks at the Concession Stands! With 4 boys, we’ve
Morgans Schuylkill Valley High School Graduation, June 7, 2018
How do you prepare yourself for your firstborns’ High School graduation? I don’t know either. Maybe by the time my last son Gabriel goes through it, I’ll have heaps of advice and I’ll feel like a pro…but not yet. So
Winter of Progress
If I worked outside all day, I’m sure I’d feel differently but I really enjoy the winter. I know it’s chilly and all, but how can you not enjoy how God provides shimmery white snow and diamond-like icicles to brighten
Morgan, #62
I don’t recall if Morgan and I had ever had a conversation about him liking or playing hockey prior to the seeing the flyer he had in his backpack from school that day. In fact, I don’t even know that he
First Son, First College Visits
What Do You Want To Do For The Rest Of Your Life? That sure isn’t an easy question for most people to answer. I thought I knew what I wanted to do until my father passed away, and that changed my
Labor Day Weekend – Weselak Riverfront Homestead
Labor Day 2016 – 4th Annual Weekend at the Weselaks on Grand Island
Toth-Perry OCMD 2017
Some years you have lots of sun, and some years you don’t. This trip started out a bit soggy, but then a bad day (or week) at the beach is still better than a good day of nothing! For this
Perry-deMena-Zimmerman-Perry-Ballantyne Summer Family Vacation at Lake Gaston, NC
A lovely home on Lake Gaston was the location for our 2017 Perry-deMena-Zimmerman-Perry-Ballantyne Summer Vacation. We were blessed with perfect weather for the week, and many new memories…
First Day of School – 2016
First Day of School 2016: Schuylkill Valley – Perry Boys Morgan in 11th grade, just turning 17 this past Friday. He’s saving his “Luigi” dollars for a different vehicle, but in the meantime he’s using the truck we purchased shortly
Morgans 17th Birthday
Really? 17? But only yesterday you took your first breaths! Then what seemed like only a few minutes later, you were walking! Then…starting school…and then, driving already? Oh my goodness… Think you’ve always got tomorrow? Nothing like a little reality
Family Vacation – Frontier Town, OCMD and Assateague Island
Summer Vacation at the beach… for me, it doesn’t get much better than that. We were fortunate to enjoy this third year with my parents and siblings again. It was a hot week, but thankful for the reprieve of great
What Better Way to Start 2014-2015 School Year!
Just as you’re about to swipe your brow in thankfulness for making it through the summer without any major injuries (we pretty much do that at the end of every summer since Christian broke his leg back in 2011), one
The leaves are fallin’
Who can look around lately at the hills and the sky and the changing leaves around us and not see God in all that splendor and magnificence? Every season owns something that makes it unique, but I believe Autumn is a