Archive for the 'Homestead' Category
Occasion2007 April 27 by Daddy
Thirty-seven years ago today, the Lord created the perfect girl for a boy he would create eight days later. It would take more than nineteen years for those two to find each other, but the boy is eternally grateful they eventually did. Happy Birthday to the sweetest, most beautiful, most incredible wife, mother and blogger [...]
God Works in Mysterious Ways2006 March 24 by Daddy
So I’m pretty sure all four of my readers also read my wife’s blog, and all four of you are probably aware of her “Rebuilding the Temple” category, where she very bravely shares her struggles with her health and eating habits. I’ve tried to be helpful, but as a 6-foot, 200-pound man who has subsisted [...]
Daddy Defender2006 March 14 by Daddy
Because my children have a habit of crawling into bed with their parents in the middle of the night, and because my wife and I dislike trying to sleep with roughly 80 pounds of child laying across us, we’ve taken to making makeshift bunks on either side of our bed in order to lay the [...]
Joy2005 December 26 by Daddy
Before I forget, let me start this post by thanking God for sending his Son as the perfect sacrifice for our sins, allowing us to be reconciled to Him despite our unworthiness. Nothing I’ve done has earned me this gift, and nothing I will do can take it away. That pretty much rocks, I’d say. [...]
Don’t Look Now2005 July 4 by Daddy
… but the house is still standing. Yes, thanks to the expertise of a friend and father-in-law, our french doors are installed. We started about 9 a.m. Saturday and finished up about 10 p.m. that night. I was amazed it got done in a single day, but my father-in-law’s presence saved us a significant amount [...]
Whereupon Daddy Breaks the House2005 July 1 by Daddy
So my mother was kind enough to buy us a set (is that how you’d refer to it/them?) of french patio doors (actual doors may differ from image presented here). We’ve always wanted to tear out the dining room window and install a door, then build a concrete patio in the backyard (I prefer a [...]