Today is my oldest son’s 15th birthday. As anyone with kids can attest, the years seem to fly by. I remember when he arrived wondering what he would be like. Now, 15 years later, I can say unequivocally that he is an awesome kid…or should I say “young man”! Michele & I couldn’t be more…
So there I was, sitting in a meeting with my Children’s Ministry leadership team and announcing the very first Kids Krusade at Skyline Church. I was very excited…until one of my leaders (and a good friend of ours) said, Wait…we’re doing this on January 24th? Isn’t that yours and Michele’s first anniversary? I froze…and then…
As she walked down the aisle, arm in arm with her Dad, she looked beautiful. Talking quietly & giggling, these two friends of mine had come to a significant day in their lives. Life happens. The Dad looked fit & happy, just as I remembered him. Though in his fifties now, he worked hard and served…
Fish in a lake that was stocked the day before. I caught these eight fish in about 90 minutes last Friday at Hume Lake. We’ve gone there for eight of the last nine years and this year was just an amazing week for the family. This was a personal highlight, as I had spent many…
This past year our family seems to have had a “battle” theme. No, we’ve not been fighting a lot among ourselves. I have two junior high boys who are at the age where “battle” is intriguing. Plus my older son & I had the privilege of visiting Washington DC & the surrounding area, which is…
The last couple of weeks I’ve taken a step back from all my cyberspace busy-ness to just enjoy what’s happening in life. I’ve still been busy, talking with churches and running my kids around and doing some writing. But I decided to take a break from the things that were starting to nag at me,…
My last post was about the importance of Making a Good Throw. Essentially, the point was that the only good throw is one that the person you are throwing to can catch. As leaders, pastors, parents…we often “throw” a vision, a directive, or an idea to our team or kids in a way that cannot be caught,…
