Category Archives: Parenting

Rough Day

Yesterday I was just not feeling too well most of the day, but wasn’t sure why.  When I picked the boys up from school at noon, we had to make a run to the grocery store.  Did you know that it’s a bad idea to take your kids to the store with you when they [...]

Unique Reflections of Us.

I remember once, when I was really still very young, maybe 5 or 6, we were all in our car driving somewhere through Texas or Oklahoma and I was watching an endless supply of  telephone polls and rows of crops streaming by when I asked, “How many rabbits do you think are in that field?” [...]

Teachable Moments

The summer between my sophmore and junior years of college I spent about six weeks as a counselor at one of Kanakuk’s sports camp, KAA–the camp for inner-city kids.  Though I was missing my home away from homes, Camp of the Hills, where I had spent the last two summers as a counselor to the [...]

Prayer Requests (for Stacy)

Often we are asked what our biggest challenges are and what our prayer requests may be.  Well, my work here looks pretty different from Wes’.  So these are my requests.  We are so thankful for all of your prayers and know God’s hand is at work here. I feel very strongly that my first and [...]