I think we can all agree that hot dogs aren't the most healthy meat to have for dinner, but sometimes it's just fun to eat a big thick all-beef Ballpark Frank. Surround it with a freshly baked whole-grain 'bun,' and you have something that will not only add nutrition to your meal but will make it taste better too (plus, if you use freshly ground nutrient rich whole-grain, remove some of the guilt!). These are better than corn dogs and a lot less greasy! For these, we use our basic bread … [Read more...]
7 years ago today (Happy Birthday Nathaniel!)
It’s hard to believe that seven years ago today our son Nathaniel was born. Before that, we had went through more than a year of wondering if we would even be able to have children, resigning ourselves to the possibility that God might have other plans. While that would have been OK, we are so thankful that His plans for us included four wonderful kids, starting with Nathaniel, our firstborn. I had always been told that watching your child being born is unlike any other experience, but until … [Read more...]
You know it’s time to stop having kids when…
We love the Duggars! What awesome role models not only to parents with lots of kids, but all parents who want to raise their children right. We can’t imagine doing what they do, but then again we aren’t all called to raise 19 (or however many it is now) kids. For us, four was our number. For others, it might be something else. I will say this – our youngest is 18 months and there’s not a time that we hold her that we don’t get a little sad thinking that this will be the last time we hold … [Read more...]
Nostalgia from the Front Porch
Have you ever been nostalgic for a time and a place you have never been? In our move from the generic site at Wordpress.com to a self-hosted blog with Wordpress.org, we looked long and hard for a theme my wife and I both liked. We finally settled on this one for several reasons, not the least of which is the serene picture of an old front porch that reminded us both of The Waltons. We just love that show, especially the first several seasons. It’s an escape, a wonderful journey back to a time … [Read more...]
Putting Kids to Work!
In 1938 Congress passed the Fair Labor Standards Act, setting, among other things, the minimum age at which a child can be gainfully employed. Before that, children as young as 6 years old labored for entire days in factories, fields, and various trades, earning little pay, no benefits, and (one would assume) barely a ‘thank you’ from their slave-master bosses. Children of poor families were often expected to work and help support themselves and their families. Of course this left little time … [Read more...]