[mashshare] June 18, 2013 Schools are closed – pools are open. Busses are parked. Parks are brimming with...
Kids launch toy crane, stuffed animal project for Oklahoma tornado victims
[mashshare] June 11, 2013 My children have always enjoyed playing the toy crane machines that guard the entrances...
Summer homework – give thanks to early-morning seminary teachers, students
[mashshare] Last Friday, our family tucked in another year of early-morning seminary for the summer. It was the...
What the Boy Scouts of America decision means for your son
[mashshare] The Boy Scouts of America’s decision last week to strike the restriction denying membership to youth on...
Oklahoma tornado teaches valuable truths
[mashshare] By now the world knows that on Monday, just before 3 p.m. local time, a massive tornado...
An open letter from a dad to Abercrombie & Fitch CEO, Mike Jeffries
[mashshare] Open letter to Abercrombie & Fitch CEO, Mike Jeffries: Dear Mr. Jeffries, If you believe the adage...
Dying woman’s plea leads to adoption, bittersweet Mother’s Day
[mashshare] On Sunday, May 2, 2004, Gael and Steve Shaffer of Woodstock, Va., walked into New Hope Church...
Does God give us shoes?
[mashshare] (Originally posted on May 6, 2013.) This weekend my oldest daughter, Oakli, a junior in high school,...
Stop mowing over your bad habits — and other lawn-care tips
[mashshare] We had an odd winter here Virginia’s quiet Shenandoah Valley. We were still shoveling snow in late...
42 things I love about my wife – plus an invitation for readers
[mashshare] This week my wife turns 42. This officially ends the three-month period every year when she gets...