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Ice, Ice, Baby (Touring a Glacier with Kids : )
Ever since moving to Alaska I have been mildly obsessed with glaciers. The idea of being up close and personal with such a massive...


Snyder's Are Honest With God, Themselves and Others: Snyder Family Rules
Yes, I was a thief...but you have to understand how perfectly trapped I was. At the time, I was visiting my cousin's house on a family...


My Children's Teacher is Losing Her Mind
It's three in the afternoon and my house is blessedly quiet because all three of my children have walked to the nearby park. I'm calling...


Dear Friend with a Sink Full of Dirty Dishes...
...greetings from a home that has a similar looking kitchen. I'm pulling out this old blog post because I needed to hear it today. It's...


Snyders Think About Their Thinking: Snyder Family Rules
Growing up is hard. For one thing, the process requires children to continually face newness: new people, new circumstances, new events,...


Laugh a Little, with Some Jack, Brenn and Meg-isms
I have no particular reason for posting these other than I was cleaning up my document folder and got sucked down the rabbit hole while...


Snyder Family Hikes: That Time We Got Lost and Hiked Down the Wrong Mountain
Military leaders talk often about the concept of resiliency. What it is, what it does and how to attain it. Often, the concept is applied...


My Emotions and That Time the Holy Spirit Spoke in All Caps
During a recent, early morning drive to the hospital, my mind took a turn for the worse. It was 7:00 in the morning, the day was...


Snyder Family Hikes: Coat Sledding is a Real Thing Now
Spring weather in Alaska is unpredictable (as it is in many other places.) So when we decided to take a family hike this weekend but the...


Analogies: Rescuers of Communication Stalemates
Think back to a recent argument (oh please, we've all been cooped up for over six weeks together. I know that you're arguing : ) and try...
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