love is a many splendored thing

Love is complicated. Just this morning… I coaxed my daughter into wearing a jacket, a conversation that took place while on the toilet. Yelled at my son that if he didn’t go to school he would have to spend the day at the police station, because that’s truancy....

Gracias!

Just got back from my trip to Guatemala. We had a tremendous journey filled with danger/excitement and kindness. For the danger and excitement part just look up the Ixill region of the Guatemala Mountains, then imagine traversing them in the bed of a Mazda truck. The...

New Year, New Broccoli Jacket

I got Grace (my 6yr old daughter) two gifts this year for Christmas, both from CVS on Christmas Eve: a piggy bank that counts her money and a Chia Pet. She didn’t ask for either. Don’t judge me; she’ll thank me later. These gifts deliver life long lessons of resource...

A Judas and Peter Kind of Christmas

On Christmas Eve we talked about letting Christ serve you. Judas and Peter came to mind. Judas tried to fix things on his own. It ended in his destruction. Peter also tried to fix things on his own. It ended in his denial of Christ and crippling shame. So why is Judas...