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Big News . . .

Posted by Mary Beth on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

We’ve been waiting for weeks to share our big news, and the time has finally come. After tons of prayer and thought, and sharing and praying with the people closest to us, we have decided to adopt a baby boy from Ethiopia.
Ever since I went with my parents to adopt my little [...]

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Caleb the Worship Leader

Posted by Mary Beth on Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Caleb is crazy about all kinds of music, he loves to play his guitar and drum. If there were a Guitar Hero or Rock Band game for toddlers, he would be a pro. But his favorite music is worship music. He runs around the house singing worship songs all day, and he [...]

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Our Family Mission

Posted by Casey on Thursday, July 20th, 2006

Mary Beth and I sat down last night to design our Family Mission Statement together. It took us a while to come up with an idea, but Mary Beth was the one who decided to use verbs to define how we wanted our family to be. We both sat at the computer for [...]

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Our Favorite Books

Books have been an important part of our family for a long time, and there’s nothing we like more than sharing a good book. Click on the book cover to find out why we like it and leave a comment if you like it too.

Mary Beth’s Favorites

Mere ChristianityThe Divine ConspiracyThe Screwtape LettersShepherding a ChildPeace Like a RiverPride and PrejudiceThe Chronicles of NarniaTo Kill a MockingbirdMiddlemarchTo the LighthouseSpace TrilogyJane EyreThe Happiest Baby on the BlockExcellent WomenThe Great DivorceDavid Copperfield


Casey’s Favorites

The Lord of the RingsWild at heartThe Way of the Wild HeartVelvet ElvisThe Pelican BriefThe Adventures of Huckleberry FinnThe HobbitFinancial PeaceBringing Up BoysThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective FamiliesThe Dangerous Book for BoysDavid Copperfield


Caleb’s Favorites

The Jesus Storybook BibleCurious GeorgeHenry Hikes to FitchburgThankful HeartWhole World in His HandsOur Big, Big GodHop on PopRunaway Bunny