Category Archives: Kids

Children and the Expectation of Leadership

“What’s next?” “What are we doing tonight, Dad?” “What’s the game plan for tomorrow?” So we’re on vacation this week. All week long, the kids have been full of questions. To a certain degree, this is par for the course. … Continue reading

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Things I Want to Remember, Vol. 26

Time for my semi-regular installment of things I want to remember during this stage of parenting. Joshua came up to me the other day and said, “Hey, Dad. This is my Lego version of you.” I like it; it’s a … Continue reading

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Things I Want to Remember, Vol. 25

Tonight at dinner, Jackson looks at me and says, “Dad, I want you to dye your hair black. Lots of old people have to dye their hair.” Instantly, this came to mind: I also want to remember this: Even though … Continue reading

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Ten Years Ago

July 6, 2004. Two little souls entered into the world and simply by their presence, I was transformed. Most families grow through addition; our family multiplied the day our twins were born. It’s hard to believe that it’s been 10 … Continue reading

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Family Road Trip 2014 Day 6

The Bybee family minivan pulled out of Milwaukee this morning bound for Chicago. We decided not to take in a game tonight. For starters, we were thinking we might burn out the kids with too much baseball. Correction: we were … Continue reading

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Family Road Trip 2014 Day 5

Today we visited Miller Park in Milwaukee. What an awesome venue! For starters, the building is just massive. On the approach, you can see the stadium from about a mile or two off I-94 and it looks amazing. The retractable … Continue reading

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Family Road Trip 2014 Day 4

Today has been another full day. We enjoyed some family worship / devotional time together to begin our day. I love hearing my kids articulate their faith at such a young age. Today as we were talking, it became evident … Continue reading

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Family Road Trip 2014 Day 3

Today was driving day. After spending the last two days in Missouri, today we loaded up the Family Truckster and made our way north. We decided to sleep in a bit after two late nights at the ball park. With … Continue reading

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Family Road Trip 2014 Day 2

Today we made the drive from St. Louis to Kansas City to make our first visit to Kauffman Stadium. One member of our family was fighting an upset stomach this morning, so we got a later jump than we hoped. … Continue reading

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Family Road Trip 2014 Day 1

Well, today marked Day 1 of our summer Road Trip. I’ve always wanted to go on a “baseball trip” with the family and this year, we decided to make it happen. We started this morning in Alabama and drove through … Continue reading

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