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…
Up! We all want to be “UP”. Whether it’s in our personal, our family or career life, we break through barriers with people & projects and the idea of “UP” carries the idea of success. As the Dad of two amazing teenage boys, I’ve been thinking a lot about how to teach them to succeed in…
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…
Last August we had the great privilege as a family to lead a team to South Africa. We did kids ministry training in Swaziland and led a retreat for dozens of missionary kids from the region while their parents had a retreat of their own. It was a life changing experience for all of us. …
