Family – Page 21 – The Lutheran Zephyr

You’re a Baseball Player!

Yesterday I spent my monthly allowance on a polyester shirt (yes, I said allowance – to manage our spending, my wife and I have monthly allowances). But this is no ordinary polyester shirt. Oh no. This shirt is the jersey for Team Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic. Emblazoned on the back of the jerseyContinue reading “You’re a Baseball Player!”

I hate babysitters

Actually, I love babysitters, but I hate needing them. This week is especially difficult – my work schedule takes me to Buffalo, NY, and my volunteer schedule sends me to a youth event this weekend. My wife’s schedule sends her to church for several evening meetings (she’s a pastor) and a Valentine’s Day service andContinue reading “I hate babysitters”

Thy Prayer, Which Art A Mouthful

From the Service of Holy Baptism, in The Lutheran Book of Worship: P In Christian love you have presented this child for Holy Baptism. You should, therefore, faithfully bring her to the services of God’s house, and teach her the Lord’s Prayer, the Creed, and the Ten Commandments. As she grows in years, you shouldContinue reading “Thy Prayer, Which Art A Mouthful”

Not my best parenting moment

So after dinner my 2-year old daughter and I sat down for an episode of Dora the Explorer on DVD. I was exhausted, surviving on about 5 hours of sleep (I stayed up late to watch the end of the Orange Bowl) and suffering after a 30-minute run just prior to dinner. With my daughterContinue reading “Not my best parenting moment”

Whose House Is It?

This morning my daughter Tali gleefully told me and my wife, in her cute 2 1/2 year-old way, "My had fun at Nanny’s house." Tali hasn’t been to Nanny’s house in several weeks, but last evening my mom (aka "Nanny") came over to watch her, allowing me and Jess to go out for a rareContinue reading “Whose House Is It?”