Category Archives: Parenting

The View These Days

This is the tension I live in these days. This is my view. It was startling when he was old enough and tall enough to sit in the front passenger seat beside me. And then when his voice seemed to change overnight. But this is catch-your-breath, oh-when-did-he-get-old-enough, hold-me-Jesus, kind of a place. Where did my...

Worst Baseball Mom Ever

I think God sits up in heaven laughing at us sometimes. Especially when it comes to us and our children. I mean God gave us this amazingly talented kid. Seriously. He has skills when it comes to sketching and drawing. I draw stick figures fairly well. So while I may not have amazing artistic talent...

Why We Left Public School

In April of 2012 we took a step of faith. We walked through the doors of a private Christian school 35 minutes away for a tour of the school with the headmaster. Nine months before, I knew God was leading us in a different direction where our son’s education was concerned. For nine months I...

Change the World

I listen as you talk with your friend from school through the playstation. Your voice beginning to slowly deepen. And I wonder where this not quite a child not yet a man came from. I peeked into your room last night after you fell asleep. I could always see the face of my little boy...

Just Don’t….

I rarely share much about our son here on the blog anymore. Part of the reason I first started blogging was to share photos of him growing with out of town family. Now that he is older he hates to have his photo taken as you can see in one of the photos from our...