The Journal

My daughter participated in her first school exordium. Her class, the afternoon kindergarten, recited the 23rd Psalm and then presented the bird that they had researched. The kids were adorable

Easter. A celebration of the greatest event in world history. The moment when death was defeated on our behalf. Jesus, setting aside pride and power, allowed Himself to be killed

I’ve been told that Easter was once a holiday established by some other far gone religion. It’s a shame that it didn’t start out about Jesus, the one who deserves

The day of disappointment has come and gone once again. Valentines day seems to be a day when expectations are high, and few are met satisfactorily. This year was once

Elizabeth has been attending swim lessons for a few years now. I love her excitement for it and seeing her confidence in the water increase steadily.

My little boy turned 4. I don’t know whether I’m more excited for his maturing or sad for the loss of his baby qualities. Mostly I am excited though. I

We took our first ever Cushing family vacation. With the primary goal of visiting family in the Los Angeles area, we also wanted to fit in a whole bunch of

Becky worked her magic once again and made a wonderful cake for Travis’ 3rd birthday party. This one was a little more simple than some of the past but it

For New Years and to celebrate my friend Greg’s birthday, we joined 2 other couples and their kids at Greg’s cabin in Smith’s Ferry this weekend. We shared a bunch

Isaiah 40:8 The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever. We try to teach our kids a lot of good things. Some useful,

My grandpa lived a long and amazing life. While the pain of knowing I’m not going to see him again in this life is just, excruciating, it is so much

My Aunt Marilyn called this afternoon and asked if we’d like to bring the kids to play at JumpTime with my cousin’s boy Colton. Having a day free of plans,