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Would a family who is used to eating processed foods enjoy a Clean Eating Thanksgiving? Our family has embarked on a new clean eating lifestyle over the last several months. True, we could have splurged on this one holiday day but our 18 year daughter, Rebekah, who is...
by Jeff Marshall Happy Black Friday! Today I offer an abbreviated but still heartfelt Fun Friday Blog for your (hopeful) enjoyment and amusement. I am writing this at 10:11AM on Thanksgiving morning as I finish preparations on my meal contributions for the holiday. I...
How to motivate a family to fitness? Our family is working on healthy eating and fitness goals. Let's just say it's not been all sunshine and roses. We've struggled to get started. We've struggled to keep going. Our family signed up for the Faithful Finish Lines...
Fitness
I spent one summer of my high school years with good friends watching the 1987 movie The Princess Bride over and over. I've passed the torch on to my...
I was not born with the "exercise love" gene. How often have we heard the advice in the media, from doctors, or well-meaning friends, "Find an activity you love! It won't even feel like exercise! What do you enjoy doing?" I don't buy it. What if what you enjoy is...
Built on the Rock This morning in worship we sang the hymn, "Built on the Rock" from Lutheran Service Book. I love a variety of music in worship - traditional hymns, contemporary songs, liturgy I grew up speaking and singing, words that are new. I was reminded...
Here's why I won't give up on Mother's Day. Giving Up Mother's Day There is a movement in recent years to do away with celebrating Mother's Day. It's a fair argument that Mother's Day has become too commercialized. It's also important to consider how Mother's Day is...
"How do you do it all?" People ask me this question often about how I balance the needs of a bigger family (5 kids, 2 adults) in today's modern world. We aren't a huge family but bigger than is typical these days. My honest reply is " Some days I have no idea." It is...
How To Get Through a Family Portrait SessionMy Facebook post that morning: Family photo tonight. Five children and four adults. May God bless the photographer. Mommy is already starting to sweat. Our pictures were being taken for the church directory. We could have...
