As our first date of the new year (2009), Calvin and I went to dinner at one of our favorite restaurants. Our dates are few and far between because of Cal’s current work schedule, so dining alone was a little piece of heaven in and of itself. The atmosphere was wonderful, the food divine, and the company was perfect.

After our deliciously satisfying meal, we left the restaurant to begin the second, but most important part of our date. It requires blank paper and writing utensils [Read more →]

Tags: Dating, Marriage, Parenthood by Bethany
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This post is a response from a survey I sent out on motherhood (See Intro)

My Thoughts on Motherhood…

by Julie Lemke

1. Why did you decide to become a mom? Did pressure or guilt play a role in your decision to become a mom? How did you deal with it?

I’ve always wanted to be a mom. I also wanted to go to law school & had already done well on the Law School Admissions Test when I became engaged [Read more →]

Tags: Childbirth, Faith, Marriage, Money, Motherhood, Parenthood by Bethany
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By Heather Walker

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Walking into church Sean and I congratulated ourselves out loud-

4 pair of panties for little buns-check

8 shoes on-check (oh, except Amelia (1 yr) already had hers off and
Sean was carrying them),

Lots of teeth brushed- check

4 heads of hair combed-check

A serious bag of cheerios- check

Our calling stuff-check

All four children- check
(once in a while someone slips through the cracks [Read more →]

Tags: Faith, Fatherhood, Marriage, Motherhood, Parenthood by admin
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by Candice Rodgers
cstar_23@msn.com

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I finished my first marathon today! I ran it in 4 hours and 14 minutes. I really wanted to run it under 4 hours, but we had cold rain the whole 26.2 miles and my body took a turn for the worse because of it! Unfortunately, I was not dressed for the rain. My gloves were not waterproof, and I had taken off my soaked sweats and jacket at mile 4. Needless to say, I started to lose my body heat quickly [Read more →]

Tags: Faith, Friendship, Illness, Parenthood by admin
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By Bethany Cory

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(Note-  This week, the story I am choosing to share is one that I will be relating on behalf of a family member. As of today, this particular family member’s experience is still too difficult for her to write about personally, though she did attempt it. And so I will be sharing with you her voice in this article through my own words, with her permission. I will refer to her as ‘Jamie’).

Jamie is a beautiful, gorgeous girl. She is bright, talented, smart, funny, and kind.  [Read more →]

Tags: Fatherhood, Marriage, Mental Health, Money, Motherhood, Parenthood by Bethany
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