Adventures In Woods

It’s been a long time since I’ve written a blog entry.  That’s largely due to our use of FaceBook this year.  But FB doesn’t capture much real content, especially since we’re writing these both for our kids to read someday and for extended family members now - several of whom don’t use FB.  So, back [...]

I want to give a quick explanation about my Twitter/Facebook update just 25 hours ago: “it’s a new day! Praise God, His mercies are new every morning, and I love Jesus Christ with all my heart. Yeah, there’s a story :)”  Ok, so what was that all about?  This one’s for you, Mikkey, since you [...]

Today is my mother’s birthday, and I want to let her and the whole world know how much I love her and how thankful our family is for her!  When I think of my mom, the word “generous” comes to mind.  She is the most selfless, giving, thoughtful person.  Case in point: Jess and I [...]

We finished our 3rd chapter book with our boys tonight - Prince Caspian, by C.S. Lewis.  The movie is great if you haven’t seen it BTW!  It’ll be a few years before we let our kids see it, but they enjoyed the book and stayed surprisingly attentive.  I remember when my parents read the series [...]

Today is my father’s birthday, and I just wanted to take the opportunity to honor him.  Why wait for a funeral to let someone know how much they mean to you.
My dad is an amazing man of God and such a blessing to my whole family, our church, and our community.  He has faithfully loved [...]

We’ve had some fun first recently that I wanted to share.  Sarah has been sleeping through the night well for quite a while now thankfully, so we decided to move her into her own room about three weekends ago.  This means better sleep for her and us!  She’s been bringing smiles into our lives for [...]

It’s been over 2000 years since that little baby was born in a stable in Bethlehem and placed in a manger, but the celebration of His birth is still the reason for the great holiday of Christmas.  We received many wonderful Christmas cards and pictures from family and friends this year that are now hanging on [...]

Our little girl finally laughed out loud for the first time on Saturday - while Jess was doing “horsy, horsy, go to town” with her!  It was such a joy to hear her cute little laugh.  Firsts like that are so fun.  She’s been so close to busting out laughing for several weeks, but it [...]

On November 20, 1994, my wife met the only man she’s ever loved more than me - and rightly so.  She and her friend Jackie were in the middle of a 3 month road trip around the country and they pulled into Oklahoma City that day.  They stayed with a lady Jess had become friends [...]