Stac’s Place

At least that’s what they tell me. My sniffer doesn’t work all that well…
We’ve just completed a fundraiser through This Little Light of Mine Candle Company to try to cover some of the costs for our impending adoption.
It has been a long wait, and more expensive than I imagined. God put this dream [...]

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I was downstairs yesterday, minding my own business, when I heard my lovely wife’s voice:
Lilly, you owe Jesus some money!
We’ve been teaching our children about generosity. Our kids have entered that phase of life wherein they earn cash for various odd-jobs, receive money for birthdays, etc. As a family, we’re working on being [...]

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We had a great fun family night Saturday. We’d gotten about 10″ of snow last week (which the guy across the street was kind enough to PLOW out of my driveway!), which meant that Slab Cabin Park was open for after-dark sledding. We met Levi’s friends (Jake and Cameron) at the slope–they were [...]

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Our church is partnering with several other churches in State College to work through a 6 week sermon series/study of Becky Tirabassi’s The Burning Heart Contract. I was a little skeptical at first, but I am honestly enjoying the conversations that the study and the sermons are prompting in our life group.
This quote from [...]

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It turned out just like I thought it would–Peyton did what he needed to do, and the Colts carry home the hardware. But the game didn’t go like I thought it would. At least, not for me and a handful of high school students.
I started the 2nd half by catching up with my [...]

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I was talking with our volunteer team today at our staff meeting, and the subject of kopi luwak coffee came up. In short, it’s the most expensive coffee in the world, at up to $600 USD per pound. The coffee beans are found in the scat (poop) of the Asian Palm Civet, which [...]

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