Instead of calling people “jerks”, which was our three year old’s name-calling word of choice, a word we frown on here at the Albrecht house, why not just call them a “jerp” instead? This is Thomas’ new name-calling word. When I yelled at him today for calling his sister a “jerk”, he informed me that […]

We have learned to put things, issues, problems, yes – even sin in compartments with labels. It is more convenient to put a label on something and quietly store it somewhere than it is to sort it out and deal with it directly. We will, as individuals and as a society, never grow or be […]

U.S. District Judge Richard Kopf said the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, was “unreasonable and not supported by substantial evidence.” What the headlines do not say, and what you have to read further to find out is that, “his ruling applied only to abortions involving a fetus that was not viable outside the womb. […]

Is not a moment of reality more interesting than all of the blogs in the world combined?

On Friday, August 27th, the children and I drove to Indiana. It took exactly 12 hours, including at least four stops. We didn’t get lost or have any trouble. It rained heavily for about an hour in the trip, while in Ohio, making visibility quite difficult. I was thankful for the three lanes, and on […]

Do not fret because of evildoers, Be not envious toward wrongdoers. For they will wither quickly like the grass And fade like the green herb. Trust in the LORD and do good; Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness. Delight yourself in the LORD; And He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit […]

Out of the blue, Eban Brown saw my Yahoo! profile and sent me an instant message. As if he needs an introduction, Eban was lead vocalist for the Moments in 1991, the Delfonics in 1993, and the Stylistics in 2000. He recently started a solo career. He even has his own record label, Stardom Records. […]

While I was cleaning tonight, I caught about three hours worth of the 9/11 Commissions discussion with a senate panel regarding their findings on the state of US intelligence prior to September 11. It was fascinating to watch. It was quite apparent that Bush was unknowingly acting on seriously flawed information due to lack of […]

This is a very interesting news story on the discovery of John the Baptist’s cave by British archaeologist Shimon Gibson. Be sure to check out the pictures. Tons of pottery shards were found from what archeologists believe were used as jars for for baptism There are amazing wall carvings telling the story of John the […]

Christian magician Charles Wormsley was the guest during our Sunday School hour this morning. Thomas and some of his little friends stood right up front so they could see better (as opposed to sitting in the pews). Towards the end of the presentation, Thomas ran back to me and said, “Mom! I REALLY want to […]

Damn it, Tom! Why did you have to go and leave? Yes, a rhetorical question. I teeter between being just fine and being on the verge of tears. The only thing that I can do is re-direct that frustration to prayer — that God will protect you, give you wisdom in your work and to […]

I just sat down to check my email and Tom’s flight status and I read that Julia Child died! Check out her obituary . I do love how real she was in the kitchen. It was very interesting to read about her life, and her motivation for learning to cook… even though all of the […]

Here we go again! Another business trip. Last night, at about two in the morning, we had a bat in our house. Tom was showering and I went downstairs to lock everything down for the night. As I got to the foot of our stairs, this large bat dive-bombed my head. I SCREAMED! Heh. I […]