Daily Grind
Sit a Spell
In the hurried days of my life, stopping to sit a spell with my Creator can seem like a chore more than I care to admit. Just a small sampling of how today’s conversation went.
The Parable of a Trash Bag
Some days, these notes are as much more to encourage me than you…a reference point for me to use in recalling something later in life as my memory fails me. This is one of those notes. Last night, while changing the trash, my nine year old NE stops halfway through the task, turns to me
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I Thought About You Today
I thought about you today. I can’t help but wonder what your parents are doing today. How they’re coping on this, their first Thanksgiving without you. Thanksgiving is supposed to be a day we give thanks for the blessings God has bestowed upon us. It’s supposed to be filled with family, friends, food and fellowship.
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Get Up!
The enemy is real. The battle is real, and though we only see the battle from our earthly perspective, it is spiritual in nature, and it wages nonstop for our heart, mind, body and soul. All around us, the devil and his demons are trying to penetrate our defenses and gain a foothold. The earthy
Slow Down
Coming off a 72 hour firehouse shift, I’m headed from one job to the next…go go go. Gotta get my laundry cleaned. The trash needs changed. The carpets need cleaned. The yard needs mowed. Need to clean and organize the garage. It’s time to start closing the pool for the winter. Gotta pack for a
My Six Rules For Using The Public Shower – I Might Be Too OCD For This
There are some jobs of fatherhood no one ever really prepares us for…long-standing traditions that need to be passed on to our children and grandchildren…lessons of past generations to be remembered, memorialized and honored. Sometimes, those traditions are as obvious to us as the nose on our face, the things we have woven into the
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Life In Eight Seconds…or Less
Some of my most deeply though-provoking, meaningful and life-altering conversations with my boys take place in less time than it takes to win a championship bull ride. They start with an open of the gate, and whether I’m ready for the ride or not, we’re off and running. Sometimes I’m able to dig in, hold
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We Left Our Mark…Not Just Another Day
This note is just a really fun opportunity for me to brag on how much I love you. These are the days I will look back on when I’m old and remember fondly how much fun we had. I love hanging out with and spending time with you. Period. End of story. And, he’s out!
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There’s a Onesie in the Rescue Pack
In September, 2001 I was just five months into my initiation to the fraternity called fatherhood. Like millions of Americans, I watched live as the the second plane crashed into that tower, and I knew instantly…that our lives would never be the same. In the months following the attack on our country, being a father
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