“What do you want for dinner tonight?” I knowingly asked my wife, Erin. I was pretty sure I knew her answer beforehand since we had decided to cap a long week with a Friday night meal out with the kids. With a whimsical look she replied “Mexican food!” I knew it! Even more predictable than her answer were my next comments about how we were probably too late, there’d be a long wait, the kids would be getting to bed…
If you are ever near The Noelte house when the sun is up, there is a good chance you will hear the roar of a 12-volt battery motor blended with the deafening sound of plastic wheels grinding against the concrete. The power wheels style John Deere Gator has become the ride of choice for our sons Knox and Eli. Whether it is driving garbage bags to the road on trash day or creating a groove in the grass during a…
Praying with my son, Knox, before bed has become one of my favorite routines since he was just under two years old. Our nightly prayer roughly goes as follows. (In this order – and DO NOT get it out of order or Knox will let you know) A pitchy rendition of “God our father” (we both sing a solo)Various statements of thankfulness (thank you for this day, thank you for my joy, etc.)A reciting of Matthew 22:37 and Proverbs 3:5Lord,…
Matthew 4:18-2018 Now as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. 19 And He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of people.” 20 Immediately they left their nets and followed Him. We happily hummed and sang our new tune while trotting down to the lake from our house. The song had…