Archive for the "Musings" category

2:30 am… Standing on a wall

 

There’s something that happens to you at 2:30 am. After being awakened after about two hours of sleep by a sick baby who can’t breathe….

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The Experience Adopts Christmas Families!!!

 

The Experience Is Adopting Christmas Families! This next weekend – December 20 – The Experience is bringing in the goods for our special adopted families! Here’s the families – and your shopping lists! Family One: The wife/mother of this family is in the hospital and is not expected to live. Her husbadn has three children [...]

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What’s going on with this? I’m excited!

 

Okay, sneak peak at my sermon for this weekend… We live in a scary time. Have you watched the new recently? A friend had their boss laid off today – the layoffs got close to home again. The stock market is more than a roller coaster – it’s sea sickness on the Titanic…. How did [...]

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We’ve been trying so hard we’ve succeeded in failing!

 

I grew up with rules. Lots of rules. Don’t eat this. Don’t say those words. Don’t think this. And on and on. A good Christian family. And I’m not sure the rules growing up were all bad- I’m not sure how to teach heart to my own kids! The Bible says, “But mark this: There [...]

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Ramblings on “Church”

 

I hate the word church. Thinking of the word church can give me pictures in my mind of stained glass, pews, organs, somberness (defined as reverence), uncomfortable suits (yes, when I was a kid I had an adorable 3 piece pin striped suit), church politics, and grumpy old ladies (I like old ladies. I’m not [...]

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I’ve seen Idaho!

 

It’s 11:47 pm, and I just got home a little while ago. I just got back from about 12 hours in my Envoy with Jerry Woods. We just drove our route we are going to take on October 15 – as we ride bikes 300+ miles for Project Patch. (For more information on our ride, [...]

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Single dad’ing it

 

My wife has returned home! I’m so happy! I have a lot of respect again for single parents. And mine single parenthood was only for a few days. The fun thing was it gave me some great time to bond with my kids. Balancing schedule, things to do, job, and making time for kids is [...]

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