Lord of the Castle

The Joys and Trials of Family Life

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Have I become a Charismatic butterfly?

August 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Since the very beginning of this move, I have been telling my wife that I wouldn’t be surprised if we end up joining a different church and then spending time in the Prayer Room. Well, today we started looking for our new church. We will look at a few more and then make our decision.
The church [...]

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Her first day of school

August 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Today, I dropped my youngest daughter off for her first day of school today!
While it is true that she is 15 years old…
and I dropped her off at the local high school…
but that didn’t seem to change how if felt to me. This is her first day at a PUBLIC school! I was so excited!

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I don’t quite know where we are going

July 19th, 2008 · 3 Comments

I think that I am going through a sort of Christian mid-life crisis.
I call it a Christian mid-life crisis because I don’t want to leave my wife for a younger woman and I haven’t rushed out and bought a new sports car (my T-Bird doesn’t count!). My wife and I enjoy a very warm, fun, friendly [...]

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A Different 4th

July 4th, 2008 · No Comments

This is quite a different 4th of July.
We haven’t really made a bunch of new friends yet so a BBQ picnic is out. And three of our children are in other states! We are down to three this weekend!
It is times like these that lead me to question my decision to move. I know that it [...]

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