31 Aug
As of 8/31/2006 9:08:04 AM EDT:
I am 39 years old.
I am 478 months old.
I am 2,079 weeks old.
I am 14,554 days old.
I am 349,305 hours old.
I am 20,958,308 minutes old.
I am 1,257,498,484 seconds old.
My age is the equivalent of a dog that is 5.69 years old.
There are 56 days till my next [...]
29 Aug
Drama.
I’ve heard it for 10 years now – “Wow, the daddy to four girls? You’re gonna have you hands full!” After about the 30th time of hearing that “encouragement”, I guess I became numb to it, usually nodding in rote agreement with a half smile on my face. But the reality of this [...]
28 Aug
We both knew that we were way behind. It was a classic Sunday night scramble – a last minute homework project. You know the kind, she had at least 2 weeks lead time, but my oldest and I both managed to put it of until 10 pm last night.
My bride had asked me [...]
27 Aug
Some years ago I wrote a Tribute to my mom, had it framed, and gave it to her on a special Mother’s Day. It was the original inspiration for me to share my love for those I love in a written format. I did not include her Tribute with the others posted on this [...]
15 Aug
I’ve read most of the parenting experts like Dobson and Ezzo, even gone to school to become a certified teacher in “Growing Kids God’s Way”. Promise Keepers and Tres Dias have helped me become a better husband. God has used those and many others to help us all. But any program of [...]
14 Aug
Maurice Clarett, 22, stood motionless and expressionless against the wall next to his lawyer at the arraignment. The troubled former Ohio State running back was arrested a day earlier after a chase with police, who would find four loaded guns and a bullet proof jacket in his SUV.
Maurice’s story splashes the media outlets because [...]
11 Aug
I love playing this game with my kids and my small group. Would you Rather reveals what lies beneath the surface. We usually start of with some silly questions and then transition into some difficult life scenairos. Here are a few of the fun ones:
Go without television for the rest of your [...]
10 Aug
My family are all slaves to a crazy-busy schedule. If we are not intentional, the winds of busyness blow us in 6 different directions. So as the new school year begins and routine returns (hooray) we have scheduled a family night twice a month. I wish it could be once [...]
4 Aug
Tribute Series Final
Pregnancy #1
First baby – Boy or girl? Doesn’t matter, we are going to have a baby! Enter baby girl Mackenzie #1.
Pregnancy #2 (a little over one year later)
Got a girl, boy this time? Sonogram clearly shows baby girl CC. Two girls and a mamma, clearly outnumbered.
Pregnancy #3 (again, a little [...]
2 Aug
Tribute Series Part 3
I was in 10th grade when my youth pastor had us young men write a letter…to our future wife. Strange exercise for a 10th grade boy, but not this one. I’ve always enjoyed a good writing challenge, so I took him seriously and penned my letter to “her”. For [...]
2 Aug
Tribute Series…part 2
To the outside world we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We know each other as we always were. We know each other’s hearts. We share private family jokes. We remember family feuds and secrets, family griefs and joys. We live outside the touch [...]
1 Aug
My Dad, My Hero…
All little boys have heros, and mine is still “doing life” with me, and I praise God for that.
As far back as I can remember, I wanted to be just like my dad. As a little boy I had two heroes, one real – my dad, and one from TV – [...]
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