The Silly Things Kids Cling To

For the last few days Luke has been grasping a few Pirates of the Caribbean Playing Cards, the 2-3-5-8-Queen of hearts and the Queen of Diamonds to be exact. He's taken them everywhere he's gone. He tried to take them into the bath, but mean old dad wouldn't let him. A while ago, Caleb was … Continue reading The Silly Things Kids Cling To

Explaining A-Rod to Caleb

On Friday Caleb came home all excited. That morning we sent him with $7 to buy a book from the schools book fair. He came home with "The 50 Best Baseball Players of 2008". By the way, three Indians made the list (Sizemore, Sabbathia and Martinez). In the number one spot, Alex Rodriguez. Saturday, the … Continue reading Explaining A-Rod to Caleb

Thank You Michael Phelps

I want to thank Michael Phelps for illustrating something I think we all know real well - heroes suck. Ok, not like Phelps was a personal hero of mine, though he's an amazing swimmer, but still - he was a hero for a lot of people. My hero's tend to be dead, but still, the … Continue reading Thank You Michael Phelps

Thoughts from Exodus 7-8

I'm a little behind in my 'read through the Bible chronologically' plan, but I was reading the early chapters of Exodus yesterday and it kick started a line of meditation that was encouraging to me all day. Here's a few things I noticed:1. In Moses' confrontation with Pharaoh, Pharaoh's magicians who practice the 'dark arts' … Continue reading Thoughts from Exodus 7-8

failure and how it gets used

It's weird how failures from a decade or more ago can still hang heavy around me. Ok, failures is not accurate. There is a one failure in my life that comes back on me over and over again. I'm not sure why, but it has had a profound impact on me.I haven't had to many … Continue reading failure and how it gets used