For the second year in a row, our church has sponsored a Pumpkin Patch to raise money for our church's teenagers to go on summer mission trips. Having a Pumpkin Patch is quite an endeavor, requiring a massive amount of volunteers to staff it daily for all of October. It takes a village. We have… Continue reading Pumpkin Joy
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A Season of Shhhh
It all started with an imaging exercise we did at a church leadership event. I was to imagine walking from my home, to a park and from there a wooded path to a clearing. I was to visualize sitting in a comfortable place in the clearing and then imagine that Jesus joined me. I visualized it all...the… Continue reading A Season of Shhhh
Time Out
In football games, a time out is for re-grouping, strategizing, managing the clock, drinking Gatorade and sometimes just for messing with the game plan of your opponent. In child rearing, a time out is to remove a child from his/her cycle of behavior; to teach him/her what is not acceptable through a bit of negative… Continue reading Time Out
A Few Precious Seconds When Everything Fell Together
I'm about to write about something that can barely even be put into words. On Saturday, at Texas A&M, our son, a Senior member of the Corps of Cadets led his outfit in their traditional March In into the stadium prior to the Aggie football game. That was impressive, but that is not what… Continue reading A Few Precious Seconds When Everything Fell Together
The Sweet and the Bitter
This past week I've been acutely aware of some milestone moments, like the two year anniversary of my cancer surgery. I was aware of feeling so grateful not to be re-living that day again but also so happy to be two years down the road, still here, still healthy, enjoying life. At the same time, our son… Continue reading The Sweet and the Bitter
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