Category Archives: Sunny

Thanksgiving A Month Early

You ever have those moments where you realize just how good your life is and how much you take those good things for granted? I had one of those moments today. Since Sunday is considered a “work day” for me … Continue reading

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The Bybee family, circa October 2008

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‘Tis the Season

So last week it was 86 degrees here. Today, it’s winter time. These arctic winds have blown in and tonight’s low is 30 degrees. So today we did something that we always do. As soon as we get a good … Continue reading

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An Update

A quick update about today: We gave Joshua his first treatment today. The home health care nurse came out to our house this afternoon to show us how to administer Joshua’s shots. What should have been a 30 minute process … Continue reading

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Strong and Courageous and Never Afraid

Today is the day that Sunny and I have been both anticipating and dreading. For the past year, we’ve been visiting a pediatric endocrinologist about Joshua’s size. He’s always been a bit small (he weighed only 2lbs. at birth) but … Continue reading

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My Joshua

This is something that Sunny wrote tonight. It’s a chronicle of our journey with Joshua these past 4 years. Tomorrow a new chapter in that journey begins as we start administering HGH shots to him. We wanted to record it … Continue reading

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On Loneliness

I’m just going to say from the outset that this is going to be long and probably depressing, so you probably won’t want to read it. Late October is always a reflective time of year for me. My Dad died … Continue reading

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Special Places

I’m at Lipscomb today to be a part of a preaching conference. It’s been great so far to hear from some godly men I admire who have devoted their lives to the practice of proclamation. I have such an appreciation … Continue reading

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The Jesus Creed

In The Jesus Creed, Scot McKnight challenges his readers to pray / recite the Jesus Creed every morning and every evening for 30 days. The Jesus Creed comes from Mark 12:28-31 where Jesus is asked which commandment is the most … Continue reading

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In Concert: The Avett Brothers

So I’m stoked that I get to see one of my favorite bands, The Avett Brothers, in concert tonight in Nashville. Their 2007 release, Emotionalism, has been my favorite record of the last 12 months. They have a bluegrass / … Continue reading

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