by Kathryn | Jan 17, 2015 | Family News, Projects, Tidbits, Timeless Reminders
Today is a work day around here. As the end of January rapidly approaches, we are all frantically (well, maybe not… we really are trying hard to be graceful about it all ) scrambling to accomplish many of the goals and projects that we assigned to ourselves this...
by Bethany | Jan 16, 2015 | Family News, Matthew & Amanda, Memory Making, Trips & Travels
On New Year’s Day we were able to go back to Colonial Williamsburg with all three of our dear Wilkes Teams. We had such a great time there learning history together. I enjoyed touring the magazine. It was amazing to hear how they fired the different kinds of cannons....
by Hannah | Jan 14, 2015 | Family News, Matthew & Amanda, Memory Making, Our Home to Yours
It was a very special Christmas this year! An added blessing was to be with my niece on her first Christmas! We all had a great time together. Dad and Mom gave us all vests to match in. They are filled with tiny feathers, and so some of them can fold up into little...
by Kathryn | Jan 13, 2015 | Encouraging Verses, Family News, Matthew & Amanda, Memory Making, Trips & Travels
The Governor’s Palace Several weeks ago, after attending the Family Economics & Mentorship Conference, we were blessed with the opportunity to take a brief evening walk through Colonial Williamsburg with Matthew and Amanda. Though most of the shops and tourist...
by Kathryn | Jan 11, 2015 | Encouraging Verses, Ministry Opportunities, Music Notes, Timeless Reminders
Dad found the following message (given by Charles Spurgeon in 1875) a few weeks before the Christmas season this year, and shared it with us at dinner one evening. Realizing that it would correspond nicely with the music program we were planning to present in several...
