Category Archives: Family

The Power of Words

A few months ago, we witnessed NBC News anchor Brian Williams’ precipitous fall from grace. Williams lost credibility after exaggerating his experience covering the war in Iraq back in 2003, prompting NBC to remove him from the NBC Nightly News … Continue reading

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Top Ten: Johnny Cash

A friend of mine has recently been posting his “top ten” lists of favorite songs by some of his favorite artists. He’s inspired me to do the same thing and, after a draining couple of days, I thought I’d have … Continue reading

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Things I Want to Remember, Vol. 28

March 26, 2015 That’s the day that I decided to open up a few windows to let in a nice cool spring breeze. I started with the windows in the kitchen and the dining room. It was a little stuffy … Continue reading

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Things I Want to Remember, Vol. 27

Today, Abby Kate took notes during my sermon. Tonight, she came to me and told me that she’d “made up” a saying. Here it is: Love is God’s way of taking care of us. Pretty good, don’t you think? She … Continue reading

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A Good Day for a Bike Ride

Today was a good day for a bike ride with my constant adventure companion.

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An Afterschool Snack

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Outpouring of Love

The past few weeks have been a whirlwind for me. I first spent a week in Honduras visiting with the mission team of Mission UpReach, a church planting organization located in Santa Rosa in western Honduras. Mission UpReach has a … Continue reading

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Never Give Up

Tonight was a really special night for our church family. Our 4th and 5th grade boys led our evening worship service. At Mayfair, our young men spend a few months working through a Leadership Training class on Wednesday nights, learning … Continue reading

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Wild Card Results

Well, the games are in the books and the final tally looks like this: Jason: 3-1 Jackson: 3-1 Abby Kate: 3-1 Joshua: 1-3 Sunny: 1-3 I doubt very seriously that I’m going to be able to break the gridlock with … Continue reading

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My Riding Buddy

Today I went for my first bike ride of 2015. And I had a little extra incentive: the little guy asked if we could hang out. How can you turn that down? We went on a five mile leisurely ride … Continue reading

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