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- Out With the Old, In With the New
- Rachel
- 9/1
- Rick and I have got the spring cleaning bug. Sure, it hit us in mid-August, but that doesn’t take away from the satisfaction of a little purging and a lot of organizing. The things I fantasize about these days are...
- Firsts
- Rachel
- 8/30
- Being a parent really puts you in the midst of a lot of firsts. Some can be scary, but many are joyous. Some are a little of both. Almost always, they are bittersweet. This will be Kyrie’s first year of school....
- Broken Things.
- Rachel
- 8/20
- Everything seems to be breaking. My camera broke while I was down in Boise. Those of you who know me know that this is no small loss. I feel aimless without my Pentax in my clutch, and my old silver Canon...
- Return to Sender: Address Unknown
- Rick
- 8/6
- One of the things I have struggled with in Spokane is revealing my personality. I have a picture of Spokanites as generally more reserved and proper, and well, I’m not. When I first moved to Spokane, I had the...
- Stop and consider…
- Rick
- 8/5
- A short message I shared at Grace tonight. I don’t read from a transcript (I normally write it out and internalize it), so this isn’t exact: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit....
- Music
- Rachel
- 8/3
- I am most aware of God’s presence and existence when I am surrounded by music. Whether I am singing, playing, or listening, music speaks to me. It is a language that I feel I’ve always understood, but am still learning...
- Royal Fireworks Concert
- Rachel
- 8/2
- Yesterday we went to Spokane’s 33rd annual Royal Fireworks Concert. It was my third time going, I believe, and my family’s first—and I’m glad they decided to come along! Walking through Riverfront Park is always a treat, especially when the weather...
- Road Trip
- Rachel
- 7/26
- Yesterday my family drove down to Moscow, Idaho to celebrate my brother Isaiah’s birthday, who happens to live there. Let me just say it was good practice for what I might expect when I make my own trek with the...
- Let the Little Children Come
- Rachel
- 7/20
- I think the fact that Jesus liked kids tells us something about God’s character. He is patient, and we should be patient with our children. He is forgiving, and we should show our children compassion. He gives second chances, and we should not...
- Little Miss Attitude
- Rachel
- 7/18
- I love this girl!...
- Life and Death
- Rachel
- 7/11
- I was talking to someone at church yesterday who articulated some thoughts that I’ve had run circles in my mind over and over. It was so refreshing to hear someone else talking about death. I know that sounds morbid, and...
- The Boise Boy
- Rick
- 7/5
- My wife keeps telling me I should blog more. Well, I had an exhausting week and woke up very late today, and now I can’t go to sleep, so blog I will. The last five weeks, I have been in Boise...
- Childlike Joy
- Rachel
- 7/2
- Some days, I feel like I’ve long forgotten what it is like to be filled with joy. I know joy, sometimes only like a memory, but how often I forget to live with it in me, pouring out in my...
- The Great Outdoors
- Rachel
- 6/28
- I’m so glad that my kids are able to experience a little bit of what I did in my childhood. It makes me happy to see them run on the same ground I ran on, to discover little creatures in...
- “Thank You for this day…”
- Rachel
- 6/23
- God gives us reminders of His faithfulness. Reminders of the beauty of His creation. Reminders of His promises. Every day is a gift from God. Some days, I will look back on the day and just thank Him that I survived,...
- Grief
- Rick
- 6/19
- I hate the sun for shining today – that bastard ball of gas. I’ve been betrayed by an inanimate, intangible object. I had no need of the sun. You were so full of life, and your light shined on me....
- Music Recording Project
- Rachel
- 6/17
- Each Thursday, my friend Keisha and I go to my brother’s house to do some music recording for a CD for our church. We’ve met up twice so far to record, and it’s been a blast! With three kids in...
- The Pursuit of Peace
- Rachel
- 6/15
- I have been pondering the meaning of peace. What is peace? What do people consider to be peace? When one says they are at peace with you, what exactly does that mean? What would a society look like where all...
- Accomplished
- Rachel
- 6/11
- I’m feeling accomplished today. In certain circles, sometimes I feel like I am apologetic when I explain to them that I never went to college. I “just” got married and “just” had babies and “just” stay at home with them. There’s really...
- Just Talking
- Rachel
- 6/9
- It seems like it’s been a while since I’ve just written a blog post talking about whatever’s on my mind, or what’s going on here. Maybe that’s because my life is pretty boring (that’s not a bad thing). Rick’s working...
- All About Timing
- Rachel
- 6/7
- Sometimes we’re just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Sometimes we try to force things to happen in our timing, but we end up squashed. I’ve felt squashed a lot when I’ve tried to force things when God was...
- What is Man?
- Rick
- 6/3
- I always find it odd when people feel close to God in nature. Some people look at mountains, and they think that we must serve a big God. Mountains just make me tired. Or perhaps they feel that way because...
- Cloth-Diapering Isn’t Gross.
- Rachel
- 6/3
- I used to think that it was. I used to ridicule moms who did it, wondering why they’d bother with all the extra mess and work. But once I started, I realized it wasn’t much extra work, would save me...
- Creative Cat
- Rachel
- 6/1
- I know that as long as I have an artist (or two) in my family, there’s going to be some messes. There will also be some masterpieces....
- Making Peace with Parenthood.
- Rachel
- 5/29
- I’ve always been a somewhat high-strung person. I like things a certain way and I’m a bit of a perfectionist. When I first became a parent, it wasn’t terribly difficult to keep up with my perfectionistic standards, but with each...
- Evening Thoughts
- Rachel
- 5/27
- I really love what I do. Every day. Even though there are frustrating times, I am absolutely filled to the brim with gratitude for my life, my husband, and my children. I am blessed. One smile from a baby makes every...
- I could use some of this…
- Rick
- 5/26
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- MY friends
- Rick
- 5/24
- Rachel’s post on friends has made me ponder my closest friends and think about what I value in those friendships. Many of my friends live far away and I hardly get to talk to them. Throughout the week, I have...
- Here’s to Friends
- Rachel
- 5/21
- I feel blessed by my friends. Whether they’re new or go way back to my childhood, they all play an important role in my life and I’m thankful for each and every one of them. I’ll start with Evie. If...
- Summer’s Coming!
- Rachel
- 5/17
- I can just feel it. And see it. And even though it’s cold and rainy today, I’m not discouraged. Things are taking a turn for the better and we’ll be in flip-flops full-time before we know it. I’m a summer...
- Vacuum Cleaner, Revisited
- Rachel
- 5/9
- I blogged about a week ago about how the belt in my vacuum cleaner died. Well, I thought I could wait patiently for a new free belt to arrive in the mail, but last night, after a certain 3-year-old who...
- Making Lemonade!
- Rachel
- 5/6
- Kyrie really wanted to make some lemonade, so we bought a few lemons at the store. I followed this recipe and we had a lot of fun on our project today! (I have yet to clean up the mess left...
- Tidbits
- Rachel
- 5/6
- The kids and I played Candy Land this morning. For the first time, I made Antonio abide by all the rules, and he didn’t complain. Small victory. We went shopping at Winco yesterday and stocked up on lots of good,...
- The vacuum cleaner died.
- Rachel
- 5/3
- Today it looked like I was going to whip the house into shape as Epiphany’s eyelids fluttered while the baby swing rocked her to sleep. I turned on the vacuum, which thankfully doesn’t disturb the baby, but the crumbs just...
- Capturing Moments
- Rachel
- 5/1
- Photography is one of my passions. It started when I became a mother and realized that I wanted to remember just exactly what my daughter looked like when she was little, suddenly becoming aware of how quickly children change and...

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