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Indianapolis Spring Break, Day 4!
Last day of vacation! We checked out of the hotel and drove to Carmel, IN. It was a sunny day (Yes! Sometimes I think we’re related to Superman; we get our powers from the sun.) but it was still a little chilly from the breeze. Main Street Carmel is very lovely. They had statues all around the sidewalk in different areas, each doing something different. It’s a very artsy feeling area, with lots of shops. We stopped in a couple shops, one of them being a large antique store. Krysten thinks we’ve been here before. It has two floors and many vendors. KC of course was always on the lookout…
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Indianapolis Spring Break, Day 3
The snow! The snow comes to us on Spring Break! No!! –Well OK, spring break not in Florida is asking for snow. Brunch was at a place called “Milktooth.” Odd name, but interesting culinary offerings. Just to give you an idea of the menu: sweet petite oyseters. potato & rutabaga latke. (what is that??) bowl of spicy miso soup. crispy cauliflower wedge with tahini sauce. smoked great lakes whitefish salad on sourdough challah. dehydrated beet raisins & tumeric roasted beets. The menu goes on. Krysten would probably eat here all the time if she could! I liked the burger I got. There was also a pastry selection I would totally go…
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Indianapolis Spring Break, Day 2
Our 2nd day in Indianapolis was filled with good food! We had scouted out a bakery nearby our hotel, so I was sent out to go get some sugary sustenance and some drink items from a nearby convenience store. Long’s Bakery had many yummy items, so many that we would have to go back another day! Long’s Bakery was obviously a local favorite and staple, as it took about ten minutes to even start my order, but that’s OK – I needed the time to make my decision for us! I made sure to get KC a white powdered & a sprinkled donut. I favored the danish and glazed donuts,…
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Bad Days
We love our boys. KC is learning more and more and he makes us smile when he talks all grown-up. He has been singing a lot more, mostly small nursery songs and children’s tunes, with a good sense of pitch too! RA’s personality is shining through; he is starting to communicate with simple words like “Mama,” “Dada,” “ball,” “wawa,” and you can tell that he understands things. Plus, he’s almost consistently sleeping thru the whole night! Watching them grow up is a real joy. But some of the growing up is less than joyful. Parenting can be stressful, as most any parent can attest to. There are good days when…
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Sharing God Simply To Children
We have shared a bit here on our heart and conviction of why teaching God to children is so vitally important to both us and them. We also understand that parents might be daunted by the task of teaching children about God, especially if they have not come from a faith background themselves, or are just not sure where to start. Parents might even be afraid that they won’t be “good enough” of a parent to prevent their kids from leaving behind the lessons taught to them. Parents might question, “Will my kids become like today’s unruly youth and the ‘modern teenager’?” It seems kids today are attracted to every trend…
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Why teach our children about God?
“Listen, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders. Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. (Deuteronomy 6:4-9) One of the…
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