Category Archives: family

This morning Elias and I went to visit Grandpa and Grandma Bartle. He loves playing with them, and he always gets excited when he sees them. Today Grandpa babysat while I went grocery shopping. It is amazing how much easier … Continue reading →

Today Nathan went with my brother, Greg, to the Evergreen Aviation Museum for some bro-time. Being a pilot, Greg naturally is interested in that kind of stuff. Nathan went once before with his dad, and has wanted to go again … Continue reading →

We had a great Saturday here in the Smith household. The calendar square was completely empty for today, and we were glad to keep it that way! Our morning started out nice. Elias woke up at 6:30, so I went … Continue reading →

Sometimes there’s just nothing quite as good as getting out for some fresh air. It’s not quite as nice outside as was forecasted, but it was nice enough for a family walk. These days Elias likes to walk himself on … Continue reading →

As many of our readers will know, I have a personal blog called The Library Basement. I write about biblical studies, Greek, reading, Christian ethics, and other topics. People tell me that my posts are a bit tough to relate … Continue reading →

We have constantly struggled in our life together with having too much stuff in the house. It started when we got married and had to combine parts of two households into one. Then as we went to graduate school and … Continue reading →

At the beginning of last year Kimberly began sponsoring a child overseas through World Vision. Recently she has taken on a second sponsor child. Kim does a lot more than send money. She writes a lot of letters and sends … Continue reading →

I am coming to the end of my first Father’s Day. It has been a really great weekend for spending time with family, and that of course is the best part of Father’s day. I was also the recipient of … Continue reading →

In the sweet interim between a perfect season and the great unknown of a bowl game, it is a great time to revel in Duck pride. We even had extra help from out-of-state family.