A new decade dawns New but so familiar Continuation Yet not the same Young saplings matured New trees growing Their life matters more than mine How to help them grow strong and tall Yet alone and on their own Most likely past half way Half a century they say It is – fifty Fifty sounds [...]
My wife Tamara and I had an amazing time in New Zealand, both of renewing vacation time and ministry time together. For background, in 28 years of marriage and raising five kids, we have never been away just the two of us for more than four days. This was a two-week trip! And we loved [...]
Great joy watered with many tears Does having only one daughter make it that much harder when she marries? Or is it just the father-daughter connection we enjoy? Perhaps being the first girl in our family to marry adds to it. The emotional shell shock thunders and echoes louder and longer than I ever imagined. [...]
The days are falling like hours racing to the Day! O God, slow down the days that I might relish every moment with Melanie; emotions are still rising ever higher and more intense in my soul – a simple picture from years ago; a little girl now grown; laughter and hugs; smiles and frowns; dresses [...]
Dear Lord, Thank you for bringing me home safely. It is so good to be home! I love my wife. I enjoy the home with which you have blessed us, the familiar was comforting and relaxing. Dealing with new and different places and people has a wearing effect. God, grant me strength today to re-enter [...]
Mission trips mess you up. To see God move in fresh ways in a very different place molds our souls. When you get out of your comfort zone, somehow the Spirit opens our eyes to see truths to which you were blind. God grew my faith in Uganda. Mission trips push you beyond your human [...]
College begins. We took our youngest son, Ben, to college at the University of Texas at Arlington. It was good, but also momentous — a new seaon for me and Tamara. We want to live well in this new rhythm. I wrote the following in my book, Your Life in Rhythm and now i am [...]
Wedding joy!! We had an awesome wedding in Atlanta. Our son David married his college sweet-heart Grace. God was present. Both families are full of believers. Every aspect of the wedding was great. In a sense it was a storybook wedding. See my Facebook page or Tamara’s for pictures. Thank you for your prayers. The [...]
We are in Atlanta and it is two days before the wedding on Saturday. In me it feels like the air is thick with anticipation. The day is coming and it is so mementus. All of our life right now revovles around and points to the wedding. Converations, dress and travel relate to aspects of [...]
