Fatherhood: Arrows in the hands of a warrior – Chapter 1

Father. Just that one word alone can stir up so many feelings. For some it is joy and excitement. For others it may be heartbreak or anger. What is your relationship with your Father? Take a minute to reflect on your Father. What feelings come up? Joy? Sorrow? Fear? Now let’s think for a minute […]

The blessing of temptation

Regarding blessings and temptations this is the common belief: Blessings lead me to God Temptation leads me to sin Therefore blessing is good and temptation is bad They are seen as pathways that lead either to sin or to God The picture below describes what I am talking about I want to push back against […]

No whining!

God taught me something last June that I wanted to share. I know this is months later, but that’s ok, you can travel back in time and go on this journey with me. Lyla often throws a fit and cries and I don’t even know what it is that she wants. The jist of […]

Crazy – Ben Rector (Unofficial Music Video)

This will give you a little insight into how think. This is what my brain does most of the time; make music videos in my head for everyday situations.

2 Minute Drill

The 2 minute drill is something I do occasionally that helps me re-focus. Hopefully it is at least helpful to you in being intentional with your time with God. The first two minutes: focus on the past. Yes that is very general, but that’s ok. It could be yesterday or when you were 8 years old. […]

Beware of the pacifiers!

Whenever Lyla falls down and hurts herself, after crying for a little bit she will inevitably cry out, “PACI!!” Whenever we are putting Lyla in her carseat and she starts getting uncomfortable she yells out, “PACI!!” Whenever we are putting her to bed for the night, she will make sure you know what she needs, “PACI!!” […]

The Beginning

Well this is interesting huh? Something fresh? Something never before seen!?! It’s a blog!! This reminds me of the time when I got my first iPhone, I was super pumped. The year was 2012. I had finally given into the smart phone craze and gotten not just any smart phone but the iPhone, the Mother […]