Tis the season

The past few days I learned (or relearned) a few important truths: you can always go home again money doesn’t solve every problem, but it sure does solve some problems just when you think things can’t get any crazier, they do, but… life, and family is always full of surprises.  oftentimes the most pleasant surprises…

Peaks and Valleys

What a year!   I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the need to chronicle for both myself and my posterity the events of this year…sort of as a written testimonial for how good God has been, and how much we have to be thankful for.  When my daughters grow older, I want them to…

Helping our kids learn to be a light

As the Christmas season is upon us, my wife and I have been hearing a lot from our daughters the phrase…”oh, i want that!” referring to some toy that they’ve seen on TV.  At the same time, in our church we just spent a month focusing on the topic of generosity under the banner of…