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This was our second Easter with Ethan. Last year, he had been with us a little over a month. As you can tell from the photos below (taken this weekend), Ethan has grown a lot in the past year! As you might imagine, Easter is a particularly busy time for a clergy family with two … Read more
Ethan is enjoying the Easter activities this year. Last weekend we were at the Flaugh Family Easter dinner. Ethan didn’t have any trouble deciphering what to do at the Easter Egg Hunt. He didn’t have any competition, though. He’s the youngest and he’s the only grandson within the age of being interested in an Easter … Read more
As mentioned in the last post, we’re in a pretty intense season right now (and for at least a few more days), which is why our blogging has been light. To help us get through this season, though, Ethan spent a good part of two days (including one night) at Grammy and Pappy’s house. He … Read more
In the old days (the days before Ethan), there were times that we would go non-stop in our work (ministry and/or schoolwork). That might mean things like going from early in the morning till late at night or eating a meal on-the-go. We didn’t do that all the time, of course, only during seasons where … Read more
Yesterday was our day off and Randy had an appointment in Altoona. We made arrangements to meet Grammy and PapPap over dinner. Grammy and PapPap haven’t been able to come visit much lately as PapPap had a torn ligament (followed by a blood clot). He just started some minor therapy this week. They are ready … Read more
A couple months ago, we started keeping a list of words that Ethan says (or has said), partly because our pediatrician had asked how many words he can say. Since we weren’t sure, we decided to start a list of words he can say as well as words he can sign. The list is getting … Read more
We finally took a real day off today. Sad to say, it was our first real day off in a while (even though Friday is our scheduled day off). Unfortunately, the rest of the month doesn’t look too promising, either! Taking time to be together as a family is important not only for our personal/family … Read more
The phrase, “Ruthlessly eliminate hurry,” has been nagging me from time to time ever since I read it several years ago (John Ortberg wrote about it in 2002 in an article at christianitytoday.com; the follow-up article is worth reading, too). BTW, I briefly mentioned this phrase and the article it comes from in a post … Read more
We had the opportunity to spend Thursday and Friday in Pittsburgh to celebrate Gotcha Day. We got together with my best friend and roomie from college, Trish. We hadn’t seen each other in a number of years, so we stayed up late catching up and reminiscing and, of course, laughing hysterically at times (even after … Read more
There are special days in our lives, given to us to remember forever. This is one of those days. One year ago today, Ethan was placed in our arms. Already birthed in our hearts the first time we saw his picture in September (It’s a Boy!), on February 12, 2008 we were united physically. Randy … Read more