Today I sent my oldest on a week long trip without us. While I think she will have an awesome experience I am a bit sad and shocked at the rate with which she is growing up… I guess a bit of parental reality hit me… Eventually they do grow up and becoming independent and [...]
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Meditations on Luke 7:47
July 9th, 2010
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“I tell you, her sins—and they are many—have been forgiven, so she has shown me much love. But a person who is forgiven little shows only little love.” As I read this scripture this morning, it struck me as a parent. As I work to grow kids into Godly adults, I wonder if I am [...]
Thinking about leadership
May 12th, 2010
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This morning I spent some time thinking about what it looks like to lead someone or a group of people to a goal without damaging the relationship in the process. Our goals can be so important to us but in the process are we still being sensitive to the people we are working with and [...]
Becoming a better dad
May 11th, 2010
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One of the things I am really trying to do for my kids is to become a better dad. I know over the past couple years I have let them down in more ways then I wish to recall. But what I am trying to remember is what so many leaders have shared over the [...]
Lessons From A Hike
August 31st, 2009
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This morning I went on a hike and an old truth hit me again. I have always told people that it’s not about the destination but its about the journey. As I watched my kids and their cousin running through the woods to get to the end so they could go on the boats, it [...]
