A Mending Shift

a bird sings, not because if has an answer to give, but because it has a song to sing … this is my song

Scout’s First Steps

| August 8, 2009

ShareHere is a video of our third child, Scout, and her first steps. May we remember that this is how God views us…as God’s children.

A Daddy’s Love

| April 27, 2009

ShareNot too long ago I shared a tender moment with my 9-month daughter that transcended earth. I was holding her in my arms while sitting at our breakfast bar. At nine-months she is just beginning to crawl. As I held and looked at her, God’s love began to spread through me. As a father holding [...]

Made in China: From the Lips of an Eight-Year-Old

| April 13, 2009

Share Last night my wife shared with me something my eight-year-old son said. Being in the second grade, the world of words and reading are opening up to him. As he was cleaning up his toys he realized a pattern, “Mom, everything says it is Made in China . . . [thoughtful pause] . . [...]

Daughter Painting With Ice Cream vs. Golden Retriever

| May 4, 2008

ShareSo my daughter, Ashlyn, thought it would be fun to paint a pretty picture on our sliding glass door with her raspberry sherbet ice cream cone. Our Golden Retriever dog, Cheddar, thought it would be fun to use her “art” to broaden his rather limited culinary experience. I won’t tell you what my daughter does [...]