A Modern Day Fairy Tale

Such a simple verse, and one that many of us probably had memorized since before we could remember...but still, such a perfect one for this season. The egg hunts are great, the food and time with family...all wonderful. (And yes, even the Peeps are pretty amazing too.) But all of that pales in comp…

As some of you may already know, yesterday was our big gender reveal ultrasound!
I have to tell you, I was up most of the night before worried about it! For those new to reading, from the very beginning, Shaun has been absolutely convinced that he was having a baby sister. Matt and I had similar fe…

In our household, we absolutely LOVE Build-A-Bear Workshop!

Shaun got his first bear from Build-A-Bear Workshop when he was just 9 months old. His daddy was deploying to Iraq and we wanted him to have something special from Daddy before he left, so we made him his 'Daddy Bear' to cuddle an…

What better way to start this snowy week than with another edition of Conversations With Shaun?

Daddy: Shaun, mommy kicked my butt. What are you going to do?
Shaun (to Mommy): High five! Oh yes, that really happened. (To be fair, Daddy kicked my butt first and then challenged me- saying I couldn'…

From the publisher:

It’s our instinct as parents to shield our children from harm. But our true responsibility is to raise children equipped to live well for God even in the midst of struggle. Upside-Down Prayers for Parents encourages us to pray for our children in ways we may never have before:

• I…