Archive for the ‘Tributes’ Category
27 Mar
Thank you God for my girls….
4 Mar
Dating – Daughters – Dad (part 2)
Disclaimer – both parties gave me permission to share the following:
Setting: Midnight this past Monday.
Me, minding my own business in the man cave, not bothering a soul. ESPN on the background, finishing up an email response, cell phone within reach but being appropriatley ignored….until it begins to ring.
Caller ID – Andrew. One of my favorite [...]
18 Feb
Daddy Daughter Dance – 2009
4 teen daughters….
7 years of Daddy/Daughter Dances….
Sweet tender memories that will last my lifetime…
Girls are fickle (newsflash from Captain Obvious).
Preteen girls – love to dress up – for real too. Dad is still kinda cool and a little funny still. I remember the 4 of us dancing to Butterfly Kisses – the two youngest cradled [...]
7 Aug
Daddy, Can We…?
One of the blessings of playing Mr. Mom for 17 straight days is the connection opportunity I get with my girls.
Admittedly, I often feel like I don’t do such a great job with this “dad” title. Looking back, as they are all speeding towards their day of launch, I see so many missed opportunities. Being [...]
6 Aug
Wondering if She Got it…
Jeanne and my oldest princess, 16 year old Mackenzie, are in Uganda Africa for 17 days. They are with an organization called Watoto. Their mission was to build a home for an orphanage. The group returns home Saturday. My contact with them has been limited to texts.
I don’t understand the relational dynamics between a mom [...]
15 Apr
A Father’s Heart
The last time I heard that phrase, “A Father’s Heart”, was over dinner with sweet friends of mine, Pat and Katherine Thomas. She was trying to encourage me after I confessed that I continue to sabotage some parenting lessons with our girls. I just cant help but to give them more than they [...]
10 Apr
Letter To The Editor
I would guess that all major newspapers have a “Letter to the Editor” section.
My local paper The Tampa Tribune does, and it’s a section that I read each morning over my Hazelnut Coffee and whole grain toast topped with honey and all natural peanut butter (still cant get used to that).
I like the relevancy of [...]
25 Oct
Today It’s Teen X 3
There are birthdays and then there are BIRTHDAYS.
6 is a birthday. 1 is a BIRTHDAY. 32 is a birthday but 40 is a BIRTHDAY. While 12 is a birthday, 13 is a BIRTHDAY. You get the point. There are some birthdays that are bigger than others.
My Bailey turns 13 today.
How quickly the time goes. Such [...]
23 Aug
Over Thai Food with a Hero of Mine…
I had a special dinner with a hero of mine Tuesday night.
He is the older brother that I never had. Over some amazing Thai food we discussed faith, hope, and God. He is still searching – asked me questions about my faith. “How do I know…when did I know…when did my parents [...]
27 Aug
A Tribute To My Mom…
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 [...]
4 Aug
A Tribute To – My 4 Daughters
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
A Tribute To – My Bride
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
A Tribute To – My Lil’ Sister
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
A Tribute To – My Hero
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 – [...]
31 Jul
My Tribute To…
A funny thing happened this weekend – I got to watch my own funeral.
Perhaps funny is a poor descriptor, allow me to explain. I love small group ministries. I believe that it is THE model of church in the New Testament. There is nothing better than “doing life” together with those God [...]
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