Category Archives: Family

The Hymns of Christmas

Posted on December 1, 2011 by kmurray

I love most all Christmas music. I say “most all” because there are a few songs I despise… “Jingle Bells,” “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus,” “Frosty the Snowman,” “I’m Gettin’ Nothin’ for Christmas,” “Santa Baby” You get the idea. … Continue reading →

Posted in faith, Family, parenting, Uncategorized | Tagged advent, carols, Christmas, christmas carol, hymns, jesus | 2 Comments

It’s Not Enough to Want to be Hospitable

Posted on August 12, 2011 by kmurray

Over the spring and summer months in the Murray household, we have many visitors. Relatives from the frozen tundra come in droves for Scottsdale’s famously beautiful spring weather. While others are still chipping ice off their windshields, we are getting … Continue reading →

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Spraypaint Has My Heart

Posted on March 29, 2011 by kmurray

I love spray paint! I find spray painting relaxing and its one of the cheapest, easiest ways to revamp just about anything. I once spray painted our crusty old boccie ball set in high-gloss black and put them in a … Continue reading →

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Before the Lamps Come On

Posted on March 29, 2011 by kmurray

We live in a dangerous world. Whether it’s more dangerous now then it has been in the past is debatable in my mind. I think our perspective on the level of danger in the world is skewed by the speed … Continue reading →

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Fall and Generations

Posted on November 4, 2010 by kmurray

This may be old news to you, but it’s fall. The reason this is not old news to us in Arizona, where I live, is because fall is always late here. Summer is longwinded and takes forever to get off … Continue reading →