New Camera Pix

Sam tried out his new camera in our back yard. I love these, especially the lilacs.

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Happy 21st, Sam!

Sam is 21 today. The photo is one of my favorites from back when he was about 3. Sam always liked big words so we used to play a word game. He was probably the only 5-year-old in town who would tell you what “epistemology” was.  (The theory of knowledge–what we can know and how [...]

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Seeing Through Rain

Several years ago on my original personal blog called Front Porch Chats, I wrote about a certain intersection in the South Carolina city where I lived. If you looked to the left at the stoplight at East North and Haywood Road, you got a view that went all the way to North Carolina. We lived [...]

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Thank You, Friends

I want to say a warm thank-you to Hope readers who have remembered me in prayer the last few days. I am home from the hospital, and while a little worse for the wear, am grateful that things are stable. Your messages of Christian love and support were so deeply appreciated!
The Scripture says that we [...]

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A Baby Photo Shoot

OK, I did it. I said I wasn’t going to, but I changed my mind. After seeing some moms’ 4D ultrasounds and hearing about how they treasured them as keepsakes, I checked into it and found a place that does them. I did a little research and decided to surprise Tom and the kids with [...]

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Armchair Dispatches

Dispatch #1
A few thoughts as I rest a while this afternoon. I came across a news story of a couple who decided to save their first kiss for their wedding day. This, of course, engendered sneers from coast to coast as some bloggers picked up the story. High comedy they deemed it in this land [...]

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Nightlife

There is a series of children’s books out with the title, A Series of Unfortunate Events. I don’t know anything about the books, but I know that the title aptly describes what it’s like to try to motivate around the house quietly while everyone is sleeping. At the best of times, I tend to sleep [...]

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Love Brought Me Home by Jonathan Schlueter

The following is being published today in honor of our son, Jonathan George Schlueter, who arrived in our family exactly ten years ago today. At O’Hare Airport in Chicago, he walked off a plane from Bulgaria and into our arms. He was a few months short of 13 years of age. Today he is a [...]

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Baby Musings

Here’s what happened when Tom ended up with me in the baby department. There was a sale on and the magic words were “15% off.” We also had a coupon that added an addition 10% off, so we got a very good deal. I reminded him that babies spend their first few weeks and months [...]

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