Okay, people! Here it is–the final clue! This lovely little tree is hanging in the baby’s room and should tell you a lot about the baby’s first name. Submit your final guesses now, because I don’t plan to be pregnant for much longer! Check your guesses using the clues we’ve already shared: http://nateandrachael.wordpress.com/2012/07/12/baby-name-game/
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Baby Name Game
We have a secret! We are the only ones who know our baby’s name! This is nothing new. We kept A’s name a surprise. However, UNLIKE last time, we thought we’d tease friends and family with a few name-related clues and riddles that we really don’t expect anyone to figure out. Sounds fun, right?! Wanna […]
12 Ideas for Helping Kids Sleep During Travel
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Activities for Travel–What’s in Our Travel Bag of Tricks?
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Traveling with a Toddler: Packing Tips and The Airport
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Guess what we found out today? The baby is a…
What? You thought we’d just come right out and tell you? That is so not like us! We like to drag these things out as long as possible. =) So, here’s the scoop: I’m somewhere around 19 weeks–almost halfway! My original due date was September 3rd. Today it looked like “it” was more in in […]
“Chasing Your Heart”-Testimony
A few months ago, Scot Longyear (our pastor) asked us if we’d be willing to work with him and Scott Telle (associate/media pastor) to make a video testimony about how God has focused our hearts on Guatemala, and how we’ve adjusted our lifestyle in order to chase after the dreams God has given us. Scot […]
Provision: Part III (Nate)
In continuation of a theme that seems to be woven into our experiences lately, I thought it would be good to show more of God’s provision for His work through us. Just before our June trip to Guatemala, a Sunday School class (The Black Sheep) from the morning service at Maryland gave us some cash […]
Way Better than Lunch
This past September, our church considered what Jesus meant when he said, “when you fast,” (Matthew 6:17) and came to the conclusion that fasting isn’t an optional discipline (Jesus said “when you fast,” not “if you fast”). As is typically the case with our church, the point wasn’t just to understand this intellectually, but […]
Abundance (Nate)
A while back, our friend Emily Wiggins recommended a podcast about adoption and orphans (check it out here: Crown on Orphans). A couple of things stuck out to me that I’d like to reproduce here, and then I’d like to share some of my thoughts and reactions. In the podcast, Crown Ministries mention that “It […]