If you think we’ve been blogging just a little less lately, maybe it’s because we’re spending more time on Facebook. I’ve been posting quick little updates via computer and – when I’m away from the computer – my phone. I’m sharing links there. I’ve also learned to easily upload photos and videos from my phone, [...]
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Darwin Speaks on God, Sovereignty, and Evil from Vision Forum on Vimeo. At the Reformation 500 Charles Darwin debated John Calvin. In this exclusive interview, Darwin reveals his beliefs about God, sovereignty, and evil.
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We’ve found quite a few new corners to cut this year, not because we’re hurting financially (though we’ve always had to be careful), but because we want to pay off some debts. I shared some of our new savings in the comments over at Frugal Hacks but maybe some of you don’t follow that blog, [...]
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No, I’m not pregnant. The triplex is gone. The seven year stupid tax has ended! It took months and months but our short sale is finally complete and the new owners take possession today. I never imagined we would sell that house at a 60% loss and consider it a blessing. Isn’t it amazing how [...]
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Right now Vision Forum is having a huge summer sale! When you spend $75 or more online at VisionForum.com with the coupon code you get $25 off! They even invite you to place two $75 orders instead of one $150 for a better percentage of savings! Make sure to tell friends because you or anyone [...]
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Yes, I know many of you have far more than 763 pieces of evidence, but bear with me. I’m a novice when it comes to raising boys. That’s why he manages to surprise me almost daily, like when he had a splinter last week. Unlike the girls, he begged me to take it out for [...]
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Posted by: Deanna This past Wednesday, I was sitting in Costco with Mom, Dad, and The Boy eating a pizza. A big pizza. Fully 15 inches in diameter. I was starving and I had used my considerable powers of eloquence to convince Mom to let Dad and I split the cost of a pizza. Mom [...]
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The children think you should know that Drums Along the Mohawk is available at Vision Forum right now for $10. That’s 50% off. This is a fun old colorized film (1939) of frontier life back when the eastern US was the wild frontier. Our children love the humorous snappy dialogue and lively characters. Some favorite [...]
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Bethany had her first birthday a couple of weeks ago, and we think it’s fun to track a baby’s growing vocabulary. Here are the words she uses now: Mama – of course. Dadda – They have a game in which he catches her eye and says, “Baby!” She responds with equal gusto: “Dadda!” She often [...]
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She has good reason to fear. We’ve been there, done that. Ours wasn’t even a boy.
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There’s a lot going on at our family business, Geneva Bible Pages, and we hope you’ll share our excitement. Read all the way to the bottom for the special offer. Bookmark orders are being filled today and tomorrow. You can still get them at a very good price – just 4/$21, with free shipping. Everything [...]
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I’ll admit it: I’m a bit obsessed with our chickens. I didn’t expect to be so taken with them. I expected them to be dirty, smelly, stupid and slightly burdensome, but worth the eggs. In reality, they are sweet, entertaining, and very easy to care for. The older ones are generally friendly, but the ones [...]
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Posted by: Deanna For lunch today. Take about 10 frozen strawberries, 3 cups of ice, 4 cups of milk, 4 bananas, and let her rip! Then sample it of course. What? The level of the smoothie went down 2 inches in these pictures you say? well… We couldn’t very well serve it without tasting. Cook’s [...]
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Posted By: Deanna It seems like there has been a lot of leaving in my life lately, both new friends and old moving on in their own lives, and it has been a humbling experience for me to realize how important I’m not. Anyway, I have been trying to write a farewell poem for a [...]
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Motivated by the arrival of our 22 cochin/auracana pullets who are due to start laying by September and our other pullets who could theoretically start laying in a few weeks, I gathered some building scraps and whipped up 8 nesting boxes this morning. Note the additional space underneath which can be used as is or [...]
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