Even if He won’t…I don’t understand it. I don’t know why, but most kids love hypotheticals. Maybe it’s the possibility of something. Maybe it’s the contingency of planning. Maybe it’s just frustrating...  Read More

American IdleThis is not an indictment of our church. Nor is it an indictment of any church. American Idle is a challenge to each individual. I can remember when I was in high school and the show Amer...  Read More

Don’t Drop the BabyMy family and I had a birthday party at my parents’ house for all those in the family that were born in the month of January. There’s a total of five, so it’s a busy month for birth...  Read More

Situational DependencyLike many a good parent this past Christmas, my kids got bikes. My older one had a bike that she has grown out of and my younger one can’t quite fit into that one yet. So, they b...  Read More

Math doesn’t lie but feelings do…This week I was reading a book by one of my current favorite authors. In the book I found a math mistake. I looked at it several times to try and convince myself I was...  Read More

Would You Rather…?I’m not quite sure where it started or how they got into it, but recently my girls have been playing this game with us called “Would you rather?” Generally, the consensus of the game...  Read More

If it ain’t broke…If it ain’t broke…don’t fix it. But what about improving it? If it’s still working could it work better? More efficiently? Just because your mower still cuts the grass doesn’t mean t...  Read More

Boxing DayAre resolutions really the way to go? For many people around the world, a few days ago they celebrated a tradition like no other. Boxing Day, a day where they box Christmas up and put it bac...  Read More

The Calm Be For the StormWhen I was growing up my whole family went on vacation together. I don’t mean my parents and siblings I mean my whole family. All of us. Grandparents down to the youngest cous...  Read More

The Ways of the Whys/WiseAsking vs questioningI have two daughters. The younger one is a little too young for this at the time of writing, but the older one has hit the age of the whys really hard. In...  Read More

The Purpose of Living is Giving Every one of us has at one time considered or thought about what is the meaning of life. What is the purpose of living. What does it mean to be human. These are common ...  Read More

Lane Assist.Recently my wife and I took our kids on a Thanksgiving trip to visit family in Alabama. We rented a car to make the trip a little easier and more fun. The kids loved it. Another reason for...  Read More