Category Archives: Family

Already and Not Yet: Becoming a Husband

I originally wrote this for a friend’s blog last month. Decided to post it here as well. The Kingdom of heaven is like becoming a husband. Allow me to explain. On August 14, 1999, I stood before everyone I know … Continue reading →

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Out West: Rockies Game

Tonight we closed out our vacation with a Rockies game at Coors Field in Denver. You probably already know this about us, but our family is really into baseball. As in, we’re kinda fanatical about it. In fact, we’re doing … Continue reading →

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Out West, Day 6

We spent our sixth day out west making a day trip over to Mount Evans. When we first started planning our trip, we knew there were several things we definitely wanted to do, like Rushmore, the Rocky Mountain National Park, … Continue reading →

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Out West, Days 4&5

We really enjoyed the first part of our vacation in western South Dakota. Thursday was spent making the trip from Rapid City, SD to Estes Park, CO. We arrived in Estes Park about an hour before sundown. Driving in on … Continue reading →

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Out West, Day 3

Our third day out west has been a full one. We spent the day touring Badlands National Park and it was incredible. I’m really thankful that Sunny is taking a ton of photos and keeping a more detailed photo log … Continue reading →

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Out West, Day 2

Today was a fun day. We woke up in Cheyenne and drove four hours to Wind Cave in South Dakota. Some time last year, as we were preparing for this trip, Sunny and I bought a book on the National … Continue reading →

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Out West, Day 1

Today we set out on our summer family vacation. We began the day at home in Huntsville and we’re bedding down tonight in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Tomorrow we wake up and head to Wind Cave and Mount Rushmore. We’ve been planning … Continue reading →

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Nine Years Old

Today our youngest turns nine years old, which is really hard for me to believe. Sidebar: I’m not one of those people who has a problem with getting older. I know plenty of adults who complain about their age or … Continue reading →

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What the Picture Sounds Like

This is probably my favorite photo. Like, seriously. I could look at this picture forever. It is such a gift to me. A good friend of ours captured this moment a couple of years ago. We’d asked her to take … Continue reading →

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Excellent Play

One of the parents on our baseball team shot this video of our game action on Saturday. A routine 4-3-2 double play. And that’s my boy playing first!   

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