Oct 21, 2016 | Personal Blog
To sweet Sam, my gas mask wearing dalmatian baby, now a 6 foot 4 inch boy-man with the same mischievous grin, happy birthday! Eighteen years ago today you came into our world, fists clenched, red faced and hollering. The nurses took one look at all 9 pounds, 15 ounces...
Sep 21, 2016 | Personal Blog
After church on Sunday, I drove to Raleigh to see my parents. The three of us had such a nice time doing Skaggs-ish things, talking about how hilarious and delightful all the children related to us are, retelling old stories that we know by heart, working puzzles in...
Apr 16, 2016 | Personal Blog
Take a look at my favorite school project in the whole wide world. Firstly I love it because I had nothing whatsoever to do with it. NOTHING! I only know what it looks like because its creator (who shall remain nameless so that I am allowed to use this photo) took it...
Feb 26, 2016 | Personal Blog
Do you know these flowers? The French call them muguets and we call them Lilies of the Valley, but today I prefer a less common name, Mary’s Tears. The legend says that they sprang from Mary’s weeping during the crucifixion. I like to imagine that. If flowers could...