We attended the Desiring God 2008 National Conference last weekend. It was convicting and encouraging, as the DG conferences always are. So I thought I would share a couple of things that I learned there in my posts this week. I don’t know how I can begin to do justice to the speakers and the [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Which Kingdom?
Posted in Children on September 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
For Sale
Posted in Uncategorized on September 22, 2008 | 3 Comments »
We put our home up for sale the first week of April 2008. We had almost 20 showings in 6 weeks before getting an offer (see first post). This second time around has been a little slower. Only 3 showings so far in September. The third one was this morning. Continually cleaning and organizing the house for showings [...]
School Days
Posted in Children on September 13, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Jake started Kindergarten this year, and Kate has preschool 2 days a week for 2 hours each time. They both love going to school and are making lots of friends! These pictures are from their first days of school.
Cookie Creation
Posted in Children on September 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »
When I was at a PTO meeting this week, Matt and the kids made this chocolate chip cookie creation. They made the regular recipe and then added a little more of this and that–and this is how it turned out! The kids love it when they are at home alone with daddy because they know [...]
Not Home Yet
Posted in Housing, tagged Housing on September 6, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Our family has been on an unusual journey for the past year. It all started with a job opportunity in Iowa. Because of that, we sold our home in Minnesota (God sold it in 6 days in a down market in October!) and purchased a home in Des Moines. Our families are both from Iowa, so [...]