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Okay, my sweet children…. can you figure out which I should get for my breakfast, and which I should get for a snack? How much do you think they cost? I will also need some milk-in-a-bag ..read more

Oh, sweet babies! I DID IT! Six years of research. Two years of writing. Six hours of presentation (eight hours with the breaks!). That. Was. A. Big. Deal. And I did it! You will be so proud of me! Presenting my work for an international conference! This is what I did yesterday Thursday. And it was so well received! Everyone had such good things to say, and kind things to say, and such good feedback, and my review scores were good! Oh, you guys! I NAILED IT! I was so relieved, and I am so glad, and it is such a lift off my shoulders to have it done, I can’t even tell you. I wished I was at hom ..read more

I miss writing so much! The last six (eight?) months without the blog has been its own grief for me! But this week, I am away from home, and the children asked me to post so that they could follow my adventures. Before I do that, I thought you might want an update, and I tried to find ways to make that happen. First, Mary, who has become such a lovely young woman! She is working very hard in school, loving youth group, and navigating middle school girl drama. Her best friends are a trans student at school and a gay friend from church “because they are the ones who are kind to me”. She herself ..read more

Nathan’s violin album is being released on iTunes July first!          ..read more

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The shepherds had the calling of not just caring for sheep, but for witnessing and marking the firstborn lambs. They were temple workers, and would testify which lambs qualified for sacrifices. This is why they were the first ones sent to confirm and announce the birth of the Savior ..read more

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There are no words. There is a memorial for the children who died: There are gardens of trees planted for the righteous Gentiles who gave their lives rescuing Jews: Here is Schlindler’s tree: And there is a museum of the holocaust itself, from start to finish, the largest in the world. It is very moving and very powerful. We left in silent whispers and eyes full of tears ..read more