Tim Keller is our son’s favorite “babysitter”

April 26, 2012

When Aliza was a baby and she was extra fussy then we would watch a few videos on YouTube of laughing babies. That usually helped distract her from crying as though someone had taken away her birthday. When Norah was a baby she liked to watch music videos and people dancing. Technology has changed. Since [...]

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What makes you seriously happy?

April 22, 2012
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Of course she has her moments of indiscriminate frustration with life just like every other 3-year-old (or 33-year-old). But sometimes it seems like the only thing this kid takes seriously is being happy. Our problem isn’t that we love joy too much; it’s that we’re quite happy without it. That was my attempt to paraphrase [...]

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Mr Smooth

April 15, 2012
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I’m always reticent to cut Judson’s hair for several reasons. (A) The boy cannot sit still. (B) The boy likes things that are sharp, electric, poisonous, and otherwise dangerous. Dangling scissors near his face is like taking Aliza to a pet shoppe and telling her she can’t take any baby animals out with her. You [...]

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Native parrots

April 15, 2012
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There are more than camels and goats around here. We have some cool birds, too. Like these wild parrots and the mysterious hoopoe.

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Our family’s most cherished tradition

April 14, 2012

Here is an article I wrote for the Desiring God blog on how we always need God’s grace.

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Norah and the Wombats

April 12, 2012

Sounds like a cool name for a band, doesn’t it? My girl loves her wombats. Today I asked her why she loves wombats so much and the question did not register. Blank stare. “I love wobbats.” She huffed in a slightly annoyed tone. Then she adjusted the swaddling blanket on her newest wombat, crocheted for [...]

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Easter on the beach

April 9, 2012

“The greatest day in history, Death is beaten, You have rescued me. Sing it out, Jesus is alive! The empty cross, the empty grave, Life eternal, You have won the day, Shout it out, Jesus is alive! He’s alive! Oh, happy day, happy day, You washed my sin away.” – Tim Hughes

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