To everything (Turn! Turn! Turn!) There is a season (Turn! Turn! Turn!) And a time to every purpose under heaven Yesterday, I found myself singing this oldie by The Byrds who wrote the lyrics directly from Ecclesiates 3. The dog days of summer appear to be waning and I can feel the inevitable “turning” [...]
Read More Adrienne, beautiful, Bethany, Cohen, eternity, Finley, home schooling, Joshua, Micah, Noah, perspective, Sarah, seasons, Silas, times, treasure hunterOne morning, I was doing Wii Fit and Cohen was watching ”Uncle” Josh getting ready for a day at Washburn. Cohen excitedly informs me, “Nana, when I gwow up, I’m gonna go to college just like Uncle Dosh, but I’m gonna study soccer, basketball, and baseball. Den I’ll graduate and you can come watch me play all de [...]
Read More Cohen, humor, Joshua, limitations, perspective, prayer, superheroOur family’s migration to Kansas introduced us to a close up look of the “Sensational Cross-Country Flight” of the Monarch butterfly. Lawrence is a blip in their “directional GPS” as they flutter with fortitude toward their wintering home in New Mexico! Last year, Jeff and I, along with Aunt Melody, took Josh, Moriah, Finley, Cohen, and Bethany to an enclosed [...]
Read More Bethany, butterfly, Cohen, fallen world, Finley, God's love, Joshua, metamorphasis, migration, monarch, perspective, transformation(The fam welcomes Josh- 10 minutes after he’s been born!) Hear ye! Hear ye! Today, the Clan of Barclays celebrate one of our manly treasures: Joshua Charles- meaning “God is my salvation” and Charles (in honor of my Dad) ”a good man”. Josh- Joshie- J-man- Skip- JC- Joshua- these are all the names we call [...]
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