What to Do When Your Children Are Shushed in Church?

Rut-row, I’m in rouble! (That’s my best Scooby impersonation!) I don’t know about you other moms and dads out there, so this week I will just come right out and ask you all:  Have you and your children ever been “shushed in church”? I guess maybe I should preface the course of events with a…

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Lessons Taught By a Child

I am constantly reminiscing about fun times before Caleb became disabled. He was such a little character! It amazes me, however, at how much he taught me about being, not just a Christian, but a good, decent person. Let me share some of these lessons with you: When Caleb was about six years old we…

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Sunset Celebration

Among the West Virginia hills, our family has a tropical tradition originating along the shores of Key West! Sound like an unlikely combination? Add toddlers, teenagers, cousins, neighbors, s’mores, and guitars and you’re instantly in the Hott Family’s nightly tradition: SUNSET CELEBRATION! Secluded among the trees on our mountain ridge, we were first unaware of…

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