It’s September…apparently. I’m not sure how that happened, but it’s here. Between how quickly we moved through summer and the fact that it’s still 100 degrees outside, it’s hard to believe that it’s f...  Read More

Growing up in a farming family, I know that nothing is more emotionally taxing, financially burdensome, and even spiritually depressing as a drought. The long hot days stretch out into months with no ...  Read More

A couple of months ago I wrote about sleep training Silas and how the start to thatjourney was going, let’s just say it has been a long journey. However, we have gotten into aconsistent routine the la...  Read More

It’s official. We have a legally licensed, 16 year-old driver…and I’m old. Our oldest turned 16 on August 6th. So we scheduled her driving test for the morning of her birthday. I don’t really remember...  Read More

Youth Camp was a success this year – everyone had a great time! If you see Craig, Jered, Candice or Jaci, please give them a thank you for going as sponsors and spending time with our kids! The bigges...  Read More

This past weekend was a weekend full of car maintenance. Two of our vehicles needed tires and alignments. One vehicle’s issues were corrected with tires and the alignment, but the other was slightly m...  Read More

In my Bible readings the past couple weeks, I’ve been going through the books of 1 & 2 Kings. These books are meant to be record of the history of the kings of Israel and Judah. With each king, the au...  Read More

The Youth Sunday School Room needs some spring cleaning and sprucing up, so Kenzie and I started that process this summer. We organized some things, ordered new décor, and started to add some new furn...  Read More

Back in August of last year, I wrote a devotional about our smelly pool. I won’t go back through all the details, but when I took down the pool, the grass underneath the pool had a terrible smell. Thi...  Read More

Growing up, I loved collecting sports cards. I had a collection that included football, basketball, and baseball cards. All of them organized by sport and then by team. Each card slid into a sleeve th...  Read More

I’m writing this piece on the morning of Memorial Day, and earlier today I attempted what is affectionately known as “The Murph” - a workout traditionally done for Memorial Day named after Michael P. ...  Read More

As Summer draws near I am excited for the hours spent outdoors, on the patio, and with family. Summer also means my job shifts a bit from a focus on Wednesday nights and school activities to a summer ...  Read More