Mar 27, 2014 | Intentional Living
I pulled in the drive way and eyed something on the steps. A bag. A large, heavy grocery bag. Curiosity peaked, I hauled it inside the house and peered inside. Goodies and groceries, soup cans and staples. I opened up the enclosed envelope and a gift card to our local...
Mar 7, 2014 | Faith, Intentional Living
I did it to myself, and I knew better. That last cup of late night coffee created my self induced insomnia and now I was dealing with its effects. Isn’t it something, the vast scope of topics our mind travels to as we lay awake in bed? Over the course of an...
Dec 13, 2013 | Intentional Living
In April, it will be seventeen years that we built our home, which also marks another year out on our Homestead. Those who know me understand that “Homestead” is simply a fancy term for the land my brothers and I, along with our spouses, of course, bought ...
Dec 2, 2013 | Intentional Living
I remember our children’s eyes as the jeep hobbled through the crowded village. It took us three hours to get up the side of the mountain to this more remote village in Guatemala and I knew they’d be forever changed. Poverty everywhere marked their souls...
Oct 23, 2013 | Intentional Living, Parenting
Looking around the table, I study the three generations represented. Amidst the chuckles, private jokes and deeper conversations, the profound generational legacy permeates not just the shared memories, but life choices, marriages, and even character development....
Oct 20, 2013 | Intentional Living, Parenting
It took me years, but I’m beginning to understand the phrase, “The older I get, the less I know.” Right out of college, I was hired as a high school youth director (pastor) and let me tell you, I was “good.” I knew what I was doing. I...
