What if we took a different approach? What if we got involved? What if we made a game of cleaning the rooms? What if we decided to make it relational and fun? The same outcome. Different approaches.
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Be There
There is nobody that has greater potential to influence your child’s life than their parents. You have the most significant possible influence unless you outsource it…
Continue readingTopic Tuesday | Dads
I love it when my friends call me ‘Pastor’ and when my wife honors me as her ‘husband’, but the best name I’ve ever been called is “Da-da”.
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I loved my time at Friend Church, but the call of God is something that I cannot shake. I told our friends at church: if I’ve asked you to listen to Jesus and respond to Him for all these years and I can’t do it too, then those words were futile.
Continue readingDrop Off
We dropped off Adahlae to daycare for the first time today:
Amanda cried. I was sad. Adahlae is going to make a lot a couple people dedicated to taking care of her, have some fun, and make some friends.
A New Respect For Stay-At-Home Moms
I love Peyton Manning. Peyton is what they call a “field general”. He’s out there in the middle of everything, telling people what to do, where to go, and getting it done. (read more)
Continue readingAdahlae: Pictures From Her 1st & 2nd Weeks
Becoming a Daddy is a pretty amazing thing. As I reflect over the last weeks, I thought I’d share a few pictures with you …
Continue readingPregnancy Lessons: Farts
There is a type of pregnancy that we all experience: where a notion, an idea, a vision, or desire takes root in our hearts, impregnates us, grows and develops, and eventually we give birth to it. These are lessons I’m learning while my wife is pregnant with our first child. Lessons that I see myself learning. Lessons to share with you …
Continue readingAnxious Today?
The past few weeks led up to a very special moment yesterday, as my wife and I saw our baby for the first time through an ultrasound. It would have been easy to be anxious as we progressed towards this day, especially with so many vital questions unanswered (continued …)
Continue readingReflection: My Mother Beat Cancer 12 Years Ago
As I was preparing to leave for Spring Break I received a phone call from home:
My mother had breast cancer.