Isaac’s been front and center on the old blog lately. We celebrated his birthday today. Of course, with it being a school night and the night our middle school ministry (XStream) meets, we faced a few obstacles to really throwing down the party. We did go out for Chinese food Read more
There’s a side of me that I’m not fond of. I don’t like this part of me fiercely. More than my disdain for the DH, the hot dog-to-bun discrepancy, and the oft-out-of-tune B string. Combined. I have a tendency to gloom. Not sure where it comes from, what triggers it, Read more
This week we celebrate a lot of adoption goodness for Team Sublett. Gotcha Day is the day that adoptive families receive their adopted child. In our family, we’ve got 2 this week. Josie moved in with us 10.22.2010, and Isaac was waiting for us in a hotel lobby in Hohhot, Read more
My dear friend Erica dropped this on us today, from Isaiah 28: 5 In that day the Lord of hosts will be a crown of glory, and a diadem of beauty, to the remnant of his people, 6 and a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and strength to those who turn back Read more
Our middle school students are out of school tomorrow. That’s cause for celebration. So we extended our middle school ministry tonight, offering a pile of games from 8-10. We called it XStended XStream, and it was a hit. We had active competitive games, quiet games, sports games, mind games, games Read more
Earlier in the semester Team Sublett signed up to have an international student from Penn State come over to eat supper with us. Our church is pretty active with international students, and seeing as our family is literally 1/3 international students, we figured this would be a good fit. Kim Read more
I’m pretty sure it was about 6th grade. We had recently moved to Georgia, fleeing the floodwaters of New Orleans. My friend David sent me off with the following: I hope the devil doesn’t come back to GA, cause you can’t play the fiddle. I was fairly certain that there Read more
It’s late, and I wasn’t going to post. But here goes. Kim went to a conference with some folks from Happy Valley and came home ranting and raving with a renewed heart to do ministry that makes a difference. My buddy Andy took me out for a cup of coffee Read more
Some of my favorite moments of each day are the last ones–bedtime for the kiddos. With lots of children in the house, there were years of on-going tales, special songs, nightly rituals, and some of the best snuggling on the planet. Now that Charlie is flying solo in the tuck-in-able Read more
Did you know that there’s a website devoted to reviving the lost art of manliness? As a man who is dedicated to helping other men grow into their calling, this interests me. I’ve been poking around their website for a few weeks now. They feature articles aimed at helping men be Read more