Stac’s Place

short post tonight. I am super excited for Friday night. I have invited several men who have shaped my life to join me in a rite of passage for Levi. He just turned 12, and we are going to welcome him into the Brotherhood of Men. No, we’re not getting naked [...]

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You’ve done it, too, right? Or maybe you’ve taken a chunk out of your cheek. Hurts, doesn’t it?
It was weird. I was eating lunch–some reheated hamburger/hotdog combo. I mean, I’m pretty good at not biting my lip. I eat on a regular basis. Some days I even chew gum. [...]

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Jacoby Ford, a Clemson wide receiver, seems to have found his niche serving in his church. Click here for the scoop.

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We took off last Saturday for our yearly Destination Unknown, a retreat for our high schoolers to kick off the new school year. Like always, we tried to keep the destination a secret. I think we succeeded this year. In years past, we failed miserably. Oh sure, we had great trips, [...]

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I just finished paging through The Dangerous Book for Boys. I bought it for Levi for his birthday. OK, so his birthday was 3 days ago…I was out of town, and he’s getting presents in stages. He gets the book Tuesday morning. He’ll probably want to skip school to read it. [...]

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I took 3 years of French when we lived in New Orleans (3rd-5th grades). Well, not really 3 years, but sort of. We had English class M-W-F, and French T-Th. It’s served me well. I aced 2 years of high school French without opening a book. I’ll let you draw [...]

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It’s one thing to feel the anticipation of something good coming. You’ve been there:

the birth of a child
payday
the season premiere of Lost

And then there are the things you wait for with dread. You know they’re headed your way, but you don’t want the day to arrive:

report cards
allergy season
tax day

But somethings shouldn’t wait. [...]

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I’ve been a fan of heroes for as long as I can remember. Not the TV show (never seen it), but the kind of hero who steps into a situation to put things right, fight the bad guy, stand up for the underdog…GI Joe, Superfriends (Meanwhile, back at the Hall of Justice…), The A [...]

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This year is a big one for Levi. He started middle school a few weeks ago, for starters. I guess we’ll finally see if I know anything about ministry to middle schoolers! His birthday is this week–12 years old! He’s playing football, involved in a music/drama group in town, and plays [...]

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Kim and I watched Pride and Prejudice tonight (the Keira Knightly version) after the kids were tucked in their beds. Annie loaned Kim a bunch of Jane Austen books this summer, and Kim wanted to see the movie again. It was worth the watching. It took a while to start understanding the [...]

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