Category Archives: Family

Congrats to Wide Load

Congratulations are in order to my old buddy Lane Widick, the winner of this year’s League of Extraordinary Gentleperson’s Fantasy Football League. Lane’s squad, the adroitly named Wide Load, steamrolled through the regular season with an 11-3 mark before lapping … Continue reading

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A Four Year Old’s Take on Giving

On the way home from church yesterday, I was asking Abby Kate about the Bible story she learned in Sunday school. She said she learned about the poor woman who only had two coins, but she took those two coins … Continue reading

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The Question

Today Joshua asked me the question every parent dreads. No, it wasn’t “Is Santa Claus real?” It wasn’t “Where do babies come from?” Instead, over lunch, he turns to me and asks, “Dad, what’s in a hot dog?“ He didn’t … Continue reading

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Tonight You Didn’t Cry

Six weeks ago, I made this post about my son, Joshua, and the hormone shots he was about to receive. Over the past month and a half, many of our good friends have asked about how our little guy is … Continue reading

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Praying For Your Enemies

One of the highlights of my day is hearing my kids pray each night. A couple of nights ago, this is what Joshua prayed: “Dear God, please bless the poor people and the sick people and all the people in … Continue reading

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J-U-S-U-S, Yes!

Here’s what Abby Kate was singing in the van tonight. Who’s the king of the jungle? (Hoo-hoo) Who’s the king of the sea? (Bubble, bubble, bubble) Who’s the king of the universe? And who’s the king of me? His name … Continue reading

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An Unexpected Blessing

I just ran into Cindy Herring, an old Lebanon acquaintance from College Street / Hills. She works for Healing Hands and she’s also heavily involved in the Mission Lazarus work. She was here on some business and she stopped by … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas from the Bybee Children

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Kids Say

I just came from speaking at chapel at the school where Joshua and Abby Kate attend. I was milling around the chapel area before everyone got there. The first class arrived and the students were all standing single-file by the … Continue reading

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The Art of Spitting

Big night here at our house: two posts in one evening! This is random, but I just validated something. I’ve longed believed this to be true, but tonight it was empirically verified for me. Girls can’t spit. Each night I … Continue reading

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