Passing on Faith, not Fear

Passing on Faith, not Fear

  Xander, unlike my other three children, is a “public school kid”.  For various reasons we made the decision to send him to public school. He is happier there and he is flourishing in the environment.  That being said, I have three other children who 

Xander, Shelby, and Angelina’s Birthday’s

Here’s a long ago birthday party!  I could try to guess the years on these kids but I was doing good just to remember which kids it was.  I think Xander must be turning 2 here.  Spider man was his very favorite thing, we had 

Xander 2003

In 2003, Matthew and I had just graduated from college and we moved back to Marshall.  We were living at Matthew’s parents house until we found a place for us to live.  So we lived in his old high school bedroom in the basement. Xander’s 

Xander’s Volcano (5th grade, Mrs. Keown)

Xander made a volcano with extra vents for his 5th grade science project.  I think it turned out really cool!  He did an excellent job, with the help of his dad and Grandpa Ray. Xander got an A on his volcano, and the whole class 

1 Coon Trap + 2 Boys + 3 Legs = 7 Kittens

This is a story about a mathematical equation. It goes like this: 1 Coon Trap + 2 Boys + 3 Legs = 7 Kittens. Here goes… About 2 years ago, we were at mom and dads for some random family get together. My parents have