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Happy Birthday Ashley!
3 years ago yesterday . . . I nervously drove from Park City to Las Vegas for the first time to meet a certain young lady I had met through a Christian dating website. I pulled into her driveway and was scared to death. “Would she look as beautiful in person? Would she be as [...]
Be Prepared
Can anyone ever be too prepared? My dad is a master packer. He can fit more things into a suitcase or trunk than anyone I have ever met. I can not remember a time when I have been on a trip with him that he wasn’t prepared for anything: wind, rain, snow, or sun, you [...]
The Art of Social Marketing
I am no expert on social media, marketing or anything related to the inter-webs. But when an article about social marketing trends appeared in my mailbox today via Exhibitor Magazine I was shocked to read the following quote: “I’m not sure social media is ever going to become a powerful marketing tool. Blogs have show [...]
Eternal Perspective
During my daily commute the last 2 days I listened to the two most recent sermons by Francis Chan from Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley, California. I find Chan’s ability to communicate both refreshing and challenging at the same time. The two part sermon that I recently downloaded from Itunes was phenomenal. “Do you live [...]
Stepping In Their Shoes
Last night we had the privilege of meeting up with some friends to celebrate a birthday for a good friend. We met a local establishment and celebrated with half off food and a homemade cake. It was a great time with old friends and making some new ones. During the course of the evening I [...]
Resolution
Every January, people across the globe, but especially here in the United States make an extreme effort to change their lives. Millions of dollars are spent by people looking to kick a habit, shed some pounds or change a lifestyle. People commit to things that either are too hard or they lack discipline to accomplish [...]
People of the Second Chance
I alluded to it yesterday but in life we all need radical grace. Not just a little bit to make things warm and fuzzy, but grace that extends beyond all of our fears, failures and fouls ups. I need it. You need it. This guy needs it . . . And so did this guy. [...]
Christmas Garbage
There is snow on the mountains and you are cuddled up next to the fireplace. The Christmas tree is decorated and the stockings are hung. You are sitting in your favorite chair drinking a warm cup of hot cocoa. The snow begins to fall and Christmas lights shine through the beautiful twilight. It all sounds [...]
It’s a . . .
. . . GIRL!!! 94 days ago I left this blog to spend time reflecting on my life, reading my Bible and allowing some of the things I had learned over the last year to sink into my thick skull. But I also left off just days after we found out we were pregnant. After [...]
Trying Something Different
A few days ago I posted about our trip to Michigan and the fact that it left me wanting to deal with the demons from my past. The post ended rather rhetorical as I was looking for an idea of how to do things differently than the ways I had tried in recent years to [...]
