This is my daughter. Her name is Lucy. Over that last two weeks, she’s learned how to smile and make funny faces. My prayer is for this joy to be on her countenance for a long, long time. Read More »
Category Archives: Life
A New Kind of Love Story: Special Thanks to @BrianMcLaren
Hi Brian, This is an email I’ve wanted to write for a while now but haven’t gotten around to it. Life just tends to be so busy. I met a girl named Linny in April 2006 shortly after I moved to Tulsa, OK. It was an immediate connection … on ... Read More »
Rapturing Out of My Own Life
Life caught up to me tonight. Our baby girl arrived three weeks ago. My mom died last week. My two-year old son is, well … he's two. Work is as busy as ever and some weeks, my passion for leading the media ministry at my church just isn't there. The ... Read More »
You’ve Just Given Birth To … A Lizard
A full moon is supposed to happen tonight. And full moons are supposedly able to help pregnant women go into labor. Linny is 39 1/2 weeks pregnant. And so far the full moon isn’t helping. Read More »
Dinosaurs and Kids
Kids. Dinosaur. Dinosaur. Kids. There are a few moments I love in this clip. :22 – When the dinosaur plays all lovey with one kid and turns around and scares everyone behind him. :36 – When he freaks out the little ones who are crawling up the wall. 1:20 – ... Read More »
Choosing Love Right Now
Life is a gift. Every moment, every right now, matters. I’m aware of that now more than ever. Over the weekend, I learned that my Mom’s cancer had grown into her neck and lungs. And it’s advancing so rapidly that the doctor’s don’t believe any kind of treatment can keep ... Read More »
The object of a New Year…
I heart G. K. Chesterton: The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose; new feet, a new backbone, new ears, and new eyes. Unless a particular man made New Year ... Read More »
Merry Christmas from the Bests!
Christmas Spirit
The Anti-Climatic Gender Party … the “It’s A Girl!!!” Version
Torture! That’s what it’s felt like for the last few days … waiting for the moment when we’d find out if Baby #2 is a boy or girl. After our appointment yesterday, the nurse phoned in to the bakery at the grocery store the color of the inside of the ... Read More »
