This year has been my year of biographies. I’ve been immersed in the lives of colonial Americans, Germans and Jews before and during World War II, Puritans, African Americans during and after the Civil War, a self-proclaimed “hillbilly,” and missionaries in Papua New Guinea, China, the Amazon River basin, and the Middle East. I’m busily taking notes (both mental and…
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If you’ve been following our story for a while, you know that I used to teach ESL (English as a Second Language). I still have a passion for it and hope to tutor or teach again in some capacity while staying at home with Baby J. Within the last year, several people have asked me for recommendations for games and…
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Showing hospitality can be difficult enough, and when your friends have food allergies it becomes more difficult to prepare a meal. You want to serve them something that won’t make them sick, but you may not be sure how. To make matters worse, there is the “cool kids don’t eat gluten” idea–the fake allergy syndrome. When some people just say…
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La’Shay (Morris) Crayton and I met in my church in Houston 3 years ago. She had flown in for a conference my church put on; I was always looking for new faces and friends. We connected instantly. Since then, we have FaceTimed, texted, and phone called our way through both of our first dates, engagement dramas, and newlywed growing pains….
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My husband and I are always looking for ways to save money. The best way, obviously, is not to spend any. But all of us need to eat something. And David has a penchant for smart home gadgets. 🙂 So we try out multiple apps and techniques for spending less on things we buy regularly (especially groceries). Some of the…
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