Raising Real Men

I hate that we are so far behind in posting these updates for the Richardsons in Mexico. We’ve been away at Hal’s family’s lake camp and in contrast to previous years, the internet service was so wretched we were not able to do nearly what we needed to online. Please be in prayer for our [...]

Another update from Mike Richardson, missionary in Mexico in the area devastated by Hurricane Alex: Subject: God is good Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 23:06:24 -0500 Early this week I was asked by the government disaster relief agency to all the damage to the orchards here in our valley. Then they came back and asked [...]

Dear Friends, The following messages are from our dear friends, Mike and Pam Richardson, missionaries in Mexico.  Their area has been devastated by Hurricane Alex, some dear brethren losing their entire source of support, their orchards.  We thought you’d want to be praying for them and would also enjoy hearing about how Mike’s sons have [...]

I am posting this for the children of a friend, who just lost their mother unexpectedly. I wrote this several years ago when a dear friend’s mate died. As I read over it just now, I thought that others might benefit if I posted it more publicly. My dear young friends, I am writing because [...]

The always thought-provoking Douglas Wilson (author of Future Men) has an interesting post on getting boys engaged with music, particularly to worship God but in other aspects as well. His first point? 1. It is more important that your boys grow up masculine than that they grow up musical. You don’t necessarily have to choose, [...]

Someone on ChowHound asked for the 50 things you ought to eat in North Carolina and I couldn’t resist. Thought you might enjoy it. I’d love to hear your area’s not-to-be-missed foods, too!! We’ve traveled all over the world and eaten some awesome food, but North Carolina still can’t be beat. Here’s my list of [...]

From The American Society for Microbiology: Exposure to specific bacteria in the environment, already believed to have antidepressant qualities, could increase learning behavior according to research presented today at the 110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in San Diego. “Mycobacterium vaccae is a natural soil bacterium which people likely ingest or breath [...]

Ever doubt that God answers prayer? Come talk to us, because we’ve seen Him answer so many prayers, it is unbelievable. We were hoping and praying that Hal’s immune system would recover enough for him to get his chemo yesterday. His neutrophil (infection fighting cell) count was 700 last week, while normal is more than [...]

Hello dear friends, Hal went to get his chemo today and they had to postpone it because his blood counts were dangerously low. His neutrophil count (the cells that fight infection)was 700 (normal is 2000; 500 is time to be hospitalized). He is at serious and dangerous risk of infection. He already has a bad [...]

This week’s edition of the podcast is another reading from Hero Tales From American History.   In 1780 America’s war for independence was going badly.  Georgia and South Carolina had fallen back into British hands, and after defeating General Gates at Camden, Lord Cornwallis proceeded into North Carolina, breathing threats against the homes and families of the patriots who opposed [...]

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