Toy Story, Jonah and the Power of Narrative
Every Tuesday and Thursday morning, Jonah and I make our morning run to pre-school. On the way we often have some really profound conversations about life, God, and toys. He has this new habit of rolling down his window so he can stick his hand out to feel the wind. This morning, I told him […]
Elijah’s First Haircut
Elijah got his first haircut today and took it like a champ. It is amazing to watch our boys grow up. Honestly, I didn’t realize the value of the people around me until I had kids of my own. It hit me one day…every single person in the whole world was just like this little […]
Got My First iphone – Comment With Any Advice Below
My blackberry curve all but died on me so I have replaced it with an iphone 4. I am trying to figure this thing out so all of you guys who are whizzes with this thing feel free to offer up your advice and suggestions in the comments. What free apps do you recommend? What […]
A Plug for Feeding Children Everywhere
Saturday our congregation packed 45,000 meals for kids in Haiti. We raised $11,300 via special contribution. We sent the money to the Non-profit Feeding Children Everywhere. They brought the food (25 cents/meal) and supplies, set up our assembly lines and we packed 45k meals in two hours! I have to talk about this organization. They […]
How to Build Linen Closet with Floating Shelves
We just remodeled our bathroom and one of the things I really wanted was a linen closet that looked clean and simple. Bottom line, I don’t like the look of brackets holding up the shelves. I wanted the shelves to look like they were floating. After a lot of searching online on how to do […]
Jonah and Elijah All Dressed Up
Here are some pictures of Jonah and Elijah from Sunday…
Perspective Matters
I was putting Jonah down to bed Wednesday after Bible class. I asked him what he learned. He told me about baby Jesus, the manger, the animals, Mary, Joseph, the works… Then he asked me something I didn’t expect. Not only didn’t I expect what was coming, I had never considered this one thing in […]
Granny Dabbs (1919-2011)
My grandmother died at 92 this week. She was an amazing lady and will truly be missed. Granny taught me about kindness, patience, and discipline. One of her most prominent characteristics was her tidiness. I cannot remember her home every changing. Ever. The only thing that changed were the pictures she had out, reflecting her […]
Everyone is Special to Someone
I spend pretty much every Tuesday in hospitals and assisted living facilities as we visit our sick and shutins. We do this often enough that it can start to fee routine. I had a big reminder this week that these visits are anything but routine. This Thanksgiving marked the first in my life that my […]
Some People Don’t Like Change
Missy was playing with some dominoes with Jonah yesterday. He found one that didn’t have any white dots on it. He asked Missy if she could put dots on it. She said she couldn’t. So then he asked her if Jesus could (not bad for a boy who just turned three, right!). She said, “Jonah, […]