Cousins hanging out

Everett and Austin hanging out. They are adorable!

Fun with daddy

Lee was in Orlando for an SAP training last week so the kids have loved having daddy home this weekend!

First United Methodist Church Krum!

This morning we all went to First United Methodist Church Krum to celebrate the last Sunday in a place where they have worshiped for 84 years! Next Sunday, they will worship in a new, handicapped accessible building! This is a 10+ year old dream that has been realized, Glory Be to God! The old building has been purchased and the new owner painted the bricks, added a steeple, and is going to turn it into a wedding chapel. We were so impressed with the new building, the parking lot is huge and all concrete! It was great to be there with old friends, to remember weddings, baptisms, memorial services, and lots of worship services in that place! God is good! A huge thank you to Rev. Dr. Christy Thomas, the pastor at FUMC Krum, for the invitation to worship in Krum today!

Pictures taken in 2006 (Kerry served as the pastor of FUMC Krum from 2002-2006). The parsonage and old building (right next door to each other, no commute!)



Pictures taken today, March 29, 2009 of the old parsonage which has been sold as well. Check out how different the church looks!



The New Building (a Methodist cross and flame will be added to the middle of the building). The concrete parking lot was huge!

playing with a box

This box has entertained the children for 3 solid days...

Gender Roles

Conversation in the car with Madeleine this morning:

Madeleine: "It's okay for girls to play with boy toys, but boys can't play with girl toys."

Kerry: "Why not?"

Madeleine: "That's how God made it."

Kerry: "Who told you that?"

Madeleine: [censored] (someone in Madeleine's class at school)

Kerry: "Well, that isn't how God made it. Girls can play with boy toys and boys can play with girl toys."


I remember reading that gender roles are established around ages 3-4 (girls wear skirts, etc.) and reading also that often the differences between genders are accentuated by children since they are just learning about what them. However, it is interesting to me that as much as you buy trucks for your daughter and dolls for your son it is the friends in their class at school that will remind them what is "normal."

A Hero

Greg Mortenson, author or Three Cups of Tea, was the person of the week on ABS News last night. If you don't know who he is, read about this amazing hero here.

Signing your child up for kindergarten...

These are the documents that I need to sign Madeleine up for kindergarten:

1. Madeleine's original birth certificate
2. proof of immunizations (up to date)
3. my driver's license
4. Madeleine's social security card
5. proof of residency - gas bill, water bill or electric bill with my name and address on it

I guess that I am signing her up for the next 13 years of her life though...