on child rearing

Gary Thomas, author of Devotions for Sacred Parenting, quotes Charles S. Spurgeon:

To be a believer in God early in life is to be saved from a thousand regrets.

in other news

When our friend Leif saw these chickens, he came in and told his mom the chickens are having a "bad hair day".

Edmund likes to eat out of this hubcab.

Anneka and Leif like pepper rings and they are good friends. At least as well as four-year-old children can be friends.

Minneopa

John and Anneka (and Luke) on the trail...

Janet with two and one, respectively...

the Falls had no falls but the bridge was swell anyway...

Anneka posing and advertising her parents alma mater (compliments of Goodwill)

El shows her special "owers"

A day with John is not complete without a game...

little L...