One of the great things about living in Manteo is that we are near the water.  Lots and lots of water, as in the whole Atlantic Ocean kind of water!  And water—when it’s in the ocean—is a good thing. However, water is not so good in other settings.…

When Nathan was attending High School at a small Christian academy, he won a good number of athletic and academic awards every year. One day as Steve and I sat out in the audience and watched as  he was honored yet again, Steve leaned over to me and whispered, “When Sarah is in High School, we’ll have to work hard at finding other things besides…

Last year, I took one of my favorite pictures ever. This is it. Lovely, huh?…

About a month ago, Sarah started her first real job.  (Well, other than her jobs of washing dishes and emptying the garbage at home for which she gets paid non-munificent amounts of moolah. After two weeks of working at the gift shop of a local restaurant, the big day arrived.  She got to take her first paycheck to the bank to cash it.…