Charlie and I spent about an hour on the couch tonight. I’m not even sure where the rest of the family was. It was the start of that “dad & dude” time that all of us dads envision. We could have been watching baseball or the deer-shooting channel. But we Read more
I’m not saying that I’ve got the magic touch, but let the evidence speak for itself. Charlie’s been having a tough time sleeping lately. Well, to be more accurate, he’s been waking up an hour or so into the night’s sleep, crying and scared. We think he’s hearing the girls/dog Read more
I’m from Georgia. Kim’s from western PA. It stands to reason that when we started hanging out with each other there were some language differences. I said Y’ALL, Kim said YINZ. I called them rubber bands, Kim called them gum bands. Slippery vs slippy. I called every soft drink a Read more
A parent sent me an email yesterday. One of the young ladies in our ministry has been in the hospital, and this parent thought it would be a good idea to gather some people to pray. She emailed some of the families in their lifegroup and got some positive responses, Read more
My uncle passed away last week. We weren’t close; I never really got to know him well. We never lived near each other. He was married to my dad’s sister, who was 12 years older than my dad. By the time I came along, Uncle Dick and Aunt Sandra were Read more
That was the first thing to come out of my mouth 15 years ago when Lilly was born. Levi was a little more enthusiastic upon hearing the news that he had a baby sister. He said, “That’s great. When can we change her into a boy?” It was only a Read more
There are secrets to parenting. People much smarter than I have written great books on the subject. I get it wrong a lot more often than I care to admit. But I’ve learned a few things from Kim that have showed up lately. I won’t dive into everything that I’m Read more
So many things are at the launching point… The children are nestled all snug in their beds, alarm clocks set for BJWU (before Jesus wakes up) so they can join me ’round the table for some family Bible time before school. That’s one of the things that I am most Read more
I’m pretty sure my dad used to say that to me. He probably heard it from his dad, one of those sayings that get passed down from generation to generation. Make hay while the sun shines. Measure twice, cut once. Don’t squat with your spurs on. Most of them have Read more
This is not one of those “my kid did something stupid so now I’m going to embarrass her on facebook/youtube” posts. But Sadie totally responded selfishly tonight. Levi worked all day (2 jobs, 8am-8:30pm) today, and Kim took everybody else plus 4 friends to Friendship Village to celebrate Lilly’s birthday. Read more