Years ago, Starla and I took our family to the beautiful state of Colorado during the winter season to go skiing. My daughter Summer was too young to ski. However, I didn’t want her to miss out on the action. So I put Summer in a child-safe backpack and carried […]
Break Time!
The word of the day is rest. I can remember spending my summers with my grandparents down on the farm. It was an amazing time for me. My grandparents allowed us to help with the cows, horses, chickens, pigs and garden. We cut and bailed hay. We hunted and […]
Watch and Pray!
My son Kolt had taken his two sons out for donuts one morning. As they prayed over their food. he snapped a picture of his younger son, Maverick eyeing his older brother’s donuts, while they were supposed to be praying. Maverick took “watch and pray” to a whole ‘nutha […]
Listen Carefully!
Listen! The word of the day is listen! I can remember times when my children were younger, they would climb up in my lap, grab my face with both of their hands and say, “Daddy, listen to me.” They wanted to make sure that I heard everything that they […]
Less is More!
Less is more. What does this actually mean? Oftentimes we spend so much time doing things, but rarely getting things done. Our focus on too many things in life, reduces our effectiveness in the things that matter most. Today’s word is less is more. We need to focus on […]
Be Still!
I love a quiet morning in my back yard, listening to the hypnotic sounds of the waterfalls by my pool. This time is my “God time.” It’s when I can just talk to God and let God talk to me. I don’t need anything else going on. I don’t […]
Hold On or Let Go!
The church is such a fun and interesting family to belong to. It only has one problem. It has some weird people in it. Of course! Every church has their percentage of weird people. Now if you are reading this right now and you are thinking, “I don’t know […]
Say it Again!
How did you learn to say the pledge of allegiance? How did you learn to say the Lord’s Prayer? How did you learn your alphabet, times table or vocabulary words? Repetition. That’s right, repetition. It’s not rocket science. It’s no secret mystery. The key to remembering anything is repetition. […]
Ignore it!
My sons and I were making our plans to hike down and out of the Grand Canyon in one day. The Park Ranger told us not to try it. He said it was too dangerous. The only problem was I knew we could do it, because I had done […]
God’s Remarkable Love!
When our first son Kolt, was born, I couldn’t imagine ever loving another child as much as I loved my son. I remember being saddened when I would think about my next child being born. I truly believed that I would not be able to love them in the […]