Then Comes Baby in a Baby Carriage
Peter DeVries once said, “The value of marriage is not that adults produce children, but that children produce adults.” I think both processes are important, but have nonetheless found his…
Author: Jennifer Flanders
A Hero in the Making: Like Father, Like Son
When my husband and I first married, we had more time than money, so much of our gift-giving consisted of poems and short stories we wrote for one another. I…
What Spiders Know that Moms Forget
Moms are amazing. They birth babies. They make milk. They keep their household humming. But spiders are pretty savvy, too. They spin silk. They weave webs. They provide for public…
This is the Tomb
“Do not be afraid. I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the…
25 Ways to Prepare Your Child for Success
The fourth of our twelve children will be leaving the nest in another couple of months, and it has my husband and me reexamining the job we have done (thus…
Always Tip Your Waiter Well
What follows is the fifth (and long overdue) installment in a series I started late last summer called “7 Life Lessons I’ve Learned from my Husband.” It’s an important one,…