Those first steps If you have kids old enough to walk, do you remember the first steps they took? Of course you do! Oh, the memories might be fuzzy, but there is some recall there. There is some recollection of what was going on, the season, winter, fall, etc, the smells, where their first steps took…

It’s not a full on post today. Just a little something from my personal journal that I felt like sharing here. It’s something that has been impactful to me. I don’t always get it right, but I’m trying. Sometimes I forget to do it, but I don’t use that as an excuse to stop. So…

I turned forty-four this year. To my kids, that’s old. A few weeks ago one of my daughters handed me her phone to fix. There was some sort of error message on the screen that was too small for me to read up close. So I did what I normally do in these types of situations,…

It is a strange thing when you’re teaching something biblical and the Holy Spirit convicts you of what you’re teaching about. It rattles you and for a moment, you’re a mess. You’ve got to keep moving forward with the lesson especially with kids so you don’t lose their attention. But it’s challenging trying to keep their…

I’ll bet that title got your attention — ahem…that was kind of the purpose! Let me tell you a story We’ll get to the title in a bit. First I want to tell you a story about my dishwasher. It’s a fascinating tale of love and hate, of frustration and elation. Right now, there’s no love and definitely…

Nerf wars are awesome If you’ve never been a part of one, you need to! A few weeks ago we had a birthday party / kids ministry event. As with many events, our Nerf War for the kid’s ministry was cancelled due to COVID-19. So, we rescheduled it for a time that we could do it…

Tomorrow is 9/11. Do you remember where you were at when you got the news? You were likely involved in your normal everyday Tuesday schedule. I know I was. But I never imagined how the rest of the day would go. I had just woken up having worked a midnight shift the night before. It was…

We know we should do it. We attempt to do it. And we may even succeed for a time. But it’s easy to forget. We think we communicated an expectation but failed to do so. Or we think it’s just assumed, right? Like everyone thinks the same way, right? Yep, that’s never worked out for…

I know that has to sound disconcerting to you, right? Maybe a little unsocial? Insensitive maybe? Uncaring? How can I serve and love and be the Jesus follower I need to be if I’m unable to be reached? And you might be thinking that’s just wrong. You might be thinking that’s the opposite of what…

Happiness and joy. Two words that are often misunderstood and used synonymously, interchanging one for the other. I was talking to someone a while back and I asked them how they were. They replied, “Oh I’m so happy in my new job”. I cringed inside when they said this. Not because they were happy, but that…