This may look like an ordinary picture of our back yard, but it represents a very special moment. I came home this morning after playing a gig last night in Tyler. My Lovely Wife And… Read More »A Birthday Gift From God and Lois
It’s only hours away. I’m giddy with excitement. Birthdays are always fun, but this one just could be the best one ever. I did a little reading, and it turns out some pretty cool stuff… Read More »Things I Like About 62
The dentist was the devil. But if I was a good boy, I got a toy. The big day came. As I sat in the death chair, the Prince of Dental Darkness cranked up his… Read More »A Cavity Caveat
For all its blessings, the Christmas holiday was marked by one notable challenge. No internet. It’s easy to think, “probably better off”. Yes, it’s easy if it’s somebody else. But when it’s you, you definitely… Read More »Week Without Wifi II
The Christmas holiday brought many joys and sweet times with loved ones. So what an inopportune time for the wifi to go out. Seven year old Owen got an unexpected glimpse of life without internet.… Read More »A Week Without Wifi
Got an Unsustainable Problem? Don’t Lose Hope! Get back. You may have a situation with no foreseeable solution. I do. Here’s what I’m learning: Go back to God. Again. Things aren’t changing? I know. But… Read More »Get Back
It’s healthier to count your blessings than your decades, so the end of the year seems like the perfect time to recount the ways God has been good. And when it comes to blessings, 2019… Read More »How Many Decades is This?
We all sin. Shocking, I know. But we surely do, though it’s often unintentional. So it seems crazy to “choose your sin”. But sometimes we do just that. Perhaps it’s an area you’re aware of,… Read More »Choose Your Sin (Or Don’t)
This Is No Hallmark Movie. This hurts. You had high hopes for the holiday and something spoiled it. Family conflict. Financial tension. Physical distance. A million things can go wrong. When it happens at Christmas,… Read More »Christmas Anyway
The more I read the gospels, the more relatable Jesus is. He’s God, but he’s human. So surely he laughed, right? Watch a little kid. Soon you’ll smile. He can’t keep his shoes tied to… Read More »Jesus is Funny.