Thank goodness God gives us children to help sanctify us.  Read the second half of this post.

David is a happy boy, with a sweet smile and giggle, and did great on our recent 20 hour drive to Ohio.  I was so relieved, because that’s a long time for anyone in the car.  He’s sleeping well- usually for at least 7 hours at night.  He’s starting to grab and bang on things, and definitely prefers to sit up rather than laying on a...

I’ve been wanting a new camera for a LONG time.  It’s not that I didn’t love my Canon point and shoot, but I’d see pictures taken with a digital SLR, and kept wishing I had one.  I waited until the price came down to under $450 for the Nikon D40 and finally decided it was time to upgrade.  I haven’t had much time to play with it, but...

Jack is a boy.  This is obvious, but I really have to keep reminding myself of this fact.  When he’s throwing himself around the living room banging into everything, climbing all over me and Mark until we can’t stand it anymore, banging everything, yelling, dumping a whole bucket of sand over his head, etc. I just have to remember he is a boy.  I am...