My brothers and I grew up as Preacher’s Kids hanging around the church after school and through the week. Oftentimes we would find ourselves hungry like normal red-blooded American boys. So we would break into the church kitchen looking for food. Usually, all we found were communion wafers and […]
Renew me O God!
There was a season in my life as a teenager when I became so hardened in my heart that I remember while being punished for something I had done, I told my father, you can spank me all you want, I’m not crying. My tears dried up after that. […]
You are Chosen by God!
The word of the day is chosen. John 15:16 says, “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—“ You have been chosen by God. Did you know that most people are hindered at one time […]
It’s a Wonderful Life!
I took a pair of boots into a shoe repair shop to get a new set of heels. When I walked in “Rico” the shoe repair man greeted me with a big smile and said, “It’s a wonderful day, isn’t it?” I said, “Yes it is!” I told Starla about […]
Stay Vertical!
My brothers and I begged my parents for a trampoline one Christmas. They weren’t quite ready for us to have one, so they bought us pogo sticks instead. I look back on that now and think that is hilarious. But I loved jumping on that pogo stick. We would compete […]
Stress-less
Let me encourage you today! In a world today where there is so much stress, you can be stress-less. I know you have bills to pay, goals to achieve, friends to make happy, a family to provide for, tasks to accomplish, mountains to climb, Kingdoms to conquer, worlds to explore….what […]
Does your accent give you away?
Starla and I were recently in California. We had stopped in a grocery store to pick up a few items. As we walked up to the counter to pay, the employee behind the register asked, “How are you today” I responded “I’m doing great, how are you?” He looked up […]
Different than you think!
Oftentimes our plans don’t turn out quite the way we had planned. How many ever planned on getting married to one person at one particular time, but someone got cold feet or did something stupid? How many planned on working at a particular job until retirement? But you were conveniently […]
Rescued!
Our family was floating on tubes down the Guadalupe River, enjoying the sun and the shade and the coolness of the water, on a summer vacation. The river is relatively calm, but there are a few spots where the small rapids may tip your tube over. Starla and I had just gone […]
Aim for Something Worthwhile!
At the time all four of our kids lived at home, we had a New Year’s Eve and Fourth of July tradition. We would have Roman candle fights. Now this is probably one of those stories that you will not want your kids to read. I don’t claim to […]