May 21st marked Ryder’s 7th birthday. By all accounts he’s had some exciting birthdays. A trip to San Francisco narrowly edging out a light-saber duel with friends or building a step stool. Keeping the trend of great birthdays going, this year he selected an overnight camping trip with his friends and their dads. In the…
Some of you may have read in Charity’s Tracking October post Ryder and I got to go backpacking during our vacation in the Shenandoah Mountains last month. It was a blast!
No, I didn’t mean doctor. I meant Dominican Republic where myself and a team of 6 others from our church went last year to help build a home for a deserving family. I would encourage you to read more about last year’s trip here which goes into great detail on the home we built last…
I’ve been thinking about writing this for a while now. A lot of people hesitate to talk openly about their finances and I can totally understand why. There’s a lot of stress associated with money amongst marriages. A cursory search of the internet led me to an official looking survey citing 93% of marriages say money…
I grew up in Virginia with a slew of uncles, cousins, and mother who chanted “Hail to the Redskins!” before I even knew my alphabet. I remember family gatherings, Thanksgiving specifically and my Nannie’s birthday parties where we would heap mounds of homemade southern food onto doubled-up paper plates at 11a.m. Gather round multiple dining…