Hi everyone, I hope you all had a happy and safe Halloween yesterday. Because our kids are getting a bit older now, I think our days of going out trick…

Hi everyone, Often when I'm having trouble with our teen and 'tween kids, I think back to when I was that age and how I used to regard my parents.…

Hi everyone, The other day I was chatting with a friend of mine and she mentioned how her husband was thinking about retiring. Wait, what? The guy is a year…

Hi everyone, Happy Thanksgiving! To be honest, my family (both my family of origin and the one that was created with my wife) don't really celebrate Thanksgiving in the traditional…

Hi everyone, A few days ago I was talking with a friend about how I need to be careful with what I say. As a pastor, it isn't exactly becoming…

Hi everyone, So... our plumbing woes at the house never seem to end... It's like this unending cycle of issues, malfunctions, and repairs. We had a new system installed over…

Hi everyone, So one of our kids had a problem with bullies. It didn't get to the point that we were concerned for their safety or anything, but let's just…

Hi everyone, We've been back from our trip for a bit over a week now, and so I've had time to reflect a bit on the experience. And I have…

Hi everyone, Today in the sermon I made a joke about us being the most tired right before holidays, and let me tell you, today after the service really did…

Hi everyone, So we are a mere week and a half from our travels to distant lands, and of course we need to do what we can to prepare ourselves…