Seven Home and Seven Flown: Thoughts on Leaving HomeWe’ve just launched our seventh child into the big, wide, world. Okay, maybe not quite into the…
Kalina is Home from Zambia: Large Family Vlog Well, friends, Kalina is home from her well-drilling adventure in Zambia! We picked her up Friday night…
You know, a funny thing happens when you let your teens watch their first horror movie, late at night, in the winter when it is…
Happy 18th birthday, Enoch! Eighteen years ago today, I gave birth to my fourth child, a son. Enoch was our first child to be born…
How to Pay off Your Student Loans in Seven Months Judah graduated from Central Washington University in May of 2017. Earlier this month, January 2018,…
It’s true, I am going to stop procrastinating. Just as soon as I find the time. Kalina got her driver’s license yesterday. It’s an exciting…
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Why Cross Country is the Best Sport Ever If you have read this blog for any amount of time you are probably aware that no…
Should I charge my adult child rent? What about student loans? As the parents of 14 kids, Chuck and I have now launched 6 children…
Two years ago we dropped off our barely 18-year-old son to begin his university education. Today? This former homeschooler (who didn’t set foot in a…
Sunday was our local LEGO Build-Off. You might remember we attended last year and Mordecai won third place. Sunday the boys (and Avi) were back and at…