I have a friend named Rich. He and his wife Heidi have been our kids’ theatre coaches for the past 10 years or so. Rich and Heidi are probably the most joyful, bubbly, and genuinely nicest people we know. We are blessed to call them true friends. Rich is winding Read more
I was 12, wearing my dad’s sweatshirt, arms hugging my legs, knees pulled in tight to my chest, rocking on a chair in the living room. My momentum crossed the balance threshold and I found myself facedown on the tile floor. That was the first time that I broke my Read more
I’m going to pretend that I’ve been blogging every day since Thanksgiving. I haven’t, of course, but I’m going to simply jump back in. We were all set to kick off a new series with our middle school and high school students tonight. Oh yeah, I’m the youth pastor at Read more
Oh man, do I wish I had a picture of this. We had a not-so-unique situation at our house today. Our washing machine has decided to take a couple of days off. Quite coincidentally, our darling children took this opportunity to deliver the stockpile of all the dirty clothing they’d Read more
Archery season ended Saturday in PA. Once again, the deer herd was largely un-maligned by my best efforts. Despite being skunked for yet another season, fall is my favorite time of year to be in the woods for a variety of reasons. I get to see the woods go from green Read more
Hi, I’m Stacy, and I’m the parent of a middle-schooler (or 3)… Have I mentioned that I’m the youth pastor at my church, again? One of the things that I want to do differently this time around is the way we partner with parents. After all, it’s the parents who Read more
Some of you know that I moved back into the Youth Pastor’s role at Calvary toward the end of the summer. I get to work directly with middle school and high school students, and I lead the team of adults who work with them in various capacities. It’s been quite Read more
I’m not really a suit guy. It’s a good thing that I go to a church that isn’t a suit church. Shoot, there are lots of Sundays that I’m not even wearing shoes on stage when I lead worship. But over the last few days I’ve gotten my money’s worth Read more