"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows." -James …
one at a time
I walked into the laundry room to switch the load from the washer to the dryer and instead I put my head down on the top of the washer and just …
when God plays a joke on you
Boy 1 ran in with the mail last night, a package tucked under his arm."What is that?" I asked."A package," he answered.Right-o. I love this first boy, …
storm baby: the birth of Boy 3
Hail fell hard and heavy in the darkness last night.Nights like this bring back sentimental memories of the birth of Boy 3.Sometimes it seems the way …
velveteen marriage
The years have worn on Mr. Fantastic and I a bit. Like the stuffed rabbit in the proverbial tale who found that love made him real as it tattered and …
baptized with faith balloons
In my mind, faith is like helium.I have read words Jesus spoke in the Bible like, "follow me", or "if you love me you will obey my commands", or "feed …
awestruck in 2013
Yesterday we poked along through the hill country looking for our friends' house. We got lost on dirt roads, and our fancy phone maps weren't much …
walk like enoch
My brother Cody and me after a good day fishing.When I was three years old my parents took our family backpacking through Yosemite.My brother and I …
called to be a Moses
I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves. -Harriet Tubman This quote has me thinking about …
together
Last Sunday we got to make a big announcement at church: We will go to two services in January.Our children's classrooms are overflowing. There …
football ministry
"Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the …
B.U.S.Y.
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,for I am gentle and …
