Tagged: family

You Belong In The Zoo

On Friday, we had the brilliant idea that we’d make the short trip down 85 to spend the day at the North Carolina Zoo. We took Haven once last year, but felt like – now...

Thursday Three For All

Thursday Three For All

You say, “This is a lazy man’s way of writing a blog post.” I say, “This is the way of a flippin’ GENIUS.” How to set yourself up for a productive day. (via @MichaelHyatt) Ah, if only...

Thursday Three For All

Thursday Three For All

Remember campers, click on the bold print to see the whole enchilada.   How the devil comforts us. (Ray Ortlund) Wow. “When the devil accuses us and says, ‘You are a sinner and therefore damned,’ we should answer,...

Parenting 101

When you have four kids, people wrongly assume that you’re a parenting expert. They come by the droves asking advice, lining up at the front door like pilgrims in search of a guru on a...

Flashback Friday: The Most Selfish Man in the World

Flashback Friday: The Most Selfish Man in the World

According to Google and my stats analyzer, “The Most Selfish Man in the World” is a pretty popular search term. Little do people know they’re gonna get a peanut butter story when they hit “I’m...

Flashback Friday: This Post is Rated PG-13

Flashback Friday: This Post is Rated PG-13

On Sunday my firstborn will turn 17. Dang. That makes his mama old. Here’s a chunk of a post I wrote four years ago when he hit his teenage years. Hey Jacob…thanks for not making...

Flashback Friday: Blame It On The Rain

Flashback Friday: Blame It On The Rain

Since it’s a bright sunny day outside, I figured it made sense to take us back to a rainy-day post. Because I’m all depressing like that. There are moments when you know that the pain...

Twenty Years.

Twenty Years.

Those babies up there? That’s us. January 16, 1993 was the day we said “I do.” We were kids. Children. Nineteen years old, crazy in love, and convinced we were ready for the road ahead. We’d...

Flashback Friday: Walkin’ After Midnight

Flashback Friday: Walkin’ After Midnight

Headin’ into the not-so-wayback machine in 3…2… …at 3:30 AM, I decided that the only thing that would put that kid to sleep was a car ride. (Also a horse tranquilizer, but I was fresh...

Yep. A Christmas Post.

Yep. A Christmas Post.

Merry Christmas from the Franks family! The blog will return next week after a long winter’s nap.

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