Ten years ago, my husband, Ken, began a wonderful tradition of giving our grandkids paintings of themselves riding their creature of choice. Our first two grandsons got their paintings the same year, but after that, the paintings were gifted to each grandchild on the Christmas they were five years old. Ken starts with a photo of the child, posed as if he or she was riding the creature of … [Read more...]

I hope you all had a wonderfully blessed Christmas celebration with family and friends. As you read this, our four children, their spouses, and our ten grandchildren (with two precious babies on the way for an even dozen next year!) are all gathering at our oldest daughter's house for a week of fun and chaos. Nineteen under one roof! Because we have several teachers in our family, it has worked … [Read more...]