I didn’t follow the NFL lockout too closely. It was hard for me to take sides with anyone. Both sides make too much money for me to feel too sorry for them. It is after all a GAME that the… Continue reading

Happy Easter! The other day we celebrated the awesome truth that Jesus rose from the grave overcoming sin and death. The Bible says that as Christians we have resurrection power in us. This means that if we have relationships, hopes or dreams… Continue reading

We pray to know what God’s will is. We say we want to be in God’s will. And I wonder, really? “If I just knew what God’s will for my life is, then things would be easier.” Again, really? Jesus… Continue reading

I’ve got nothing clever and creative this time; just a straightforward account of God’s mercy and greatness. Tammie is a good friend of mine and my blog’s biggest fan. A couple of months ago her husband, Joe injured himself very… Continue reading

This Wednesday, March 9, is the start of the observance of Lent.  I don’t always participate, but my white shiny Reebok wearing brother-in-law does so we were talking about it tonight. I suggested that he give up trying to tell… Continue reading

I am not king of my own domain anymore. For 22 years I’ve had a thriving paralegal business. Every idea that I had was great because well…who was around to tell me it wasn’t? The business is not thriving anymore.… Continue reading

Pastor Steven has preached for the last 2 weeks on honor and it has been great. The biggest insight I’ve gained is the biblical meaning of dishonor. I always thought that to dishonor someone is to treat her with utter… Continue reading

Yes, your baby may be ugly. Mine was and I just had to face the facts. Eight years ago I started writing a novel. I finished it 6 years ago and sent out 50 query letters to literary agents. When… Continue reading

For big periods of time I didn’t write. Even after I began to accept the fact that God gave me the gift. I doubted my ability to come up with ideas, my ability to find an agent willing to work… Continue reading

Continue reading

I should have bought the apple corer sooner. Who would have guessed that a $5.99 kitchen tool could bring so much joy to a 5 year old boy? Will has been asking me for a week to buy him an… Continue reading

Have you ever given someone a gift, like say a gift card to a really nice restaurant, one that you can’t afford to eat at, but you sacrificed to buy the gift and 8 months later the gift card is… Continue reading

Here is an older but great piece I wrote that we all need to read every now and again just to remind us that God is bigger than our fears… Are you facing any giants in your life? My family and… Continue reading

When someone insults or offends you, do you often have to fight back your gut instinct to cut off his head, put it on a post and let the birds feed on it? Come on, let’s talk. You can tell… Continue reading

Your past is a non-reality. Yes, it was real and the mistakes you made back then were real, but today you have no power to change anything back there. Today you only have the power to effect today and tomorrow.… Continue reading

Something has been nagging at me for a while like a tag in the neckline of my shirt. Reflexively, I reach around to pull it out and realize that if I do I’m liable to rip the shirt. No, I… Continue reading

My family has gone old school. We are building real fires with real wood in a real fireplace. If you are under the age of 30, you probably don’t know what I am talking about. Several years ago, Sandra said… Continue reading

I began reading from 1 Samuel recently so that I could re-familiarize myself with King David and the backdrop leading up to his rise to power.  I got to Chapter 8 and came across something that really amused me. The… Continue reading

Last week, the week of Christmas, was a blur. Work, last minute shopping, two 8 hour days volunteering at church, then Christmas morning festivities, cooking for parties at my parent’s house and also the in-laws…..man….I was looking forward to Sunday.… Continue reading

I love how my 4 1/2 yr old son, Will is enthusiastic over the littlest things. He pulled his 73 yr old, cane-using Grandma from one end of the house to the other to show her his new Spiderman toothbrush…not… Continue reading

Here’s an old journal entry I just discovered. It inspired me and I wrote it, so I think it’s worth your time as well. 🙂 Enjoy. Maybe if I’d known how much I would learn from my kids, we would… Continue reading

I am not a monster. But as a father I am a fairly strict disciplinarian. I don’t allow my kids to be disrespectful, rude or talk back to us, especially to their mother. Despite my efforts, it still happens. They… Continue reading

Soon after my 4 ½ year old son, Prince Will was born, I was holding him one night, standing up, slow dancing him to sleep. Suddenly, a tune and a few words floated down from the Father of the Heavenly… Continue reading

 A Directv subcontractor was at my house today installing a DVR(I tried, but I just can’t live without one) and when he was finished, he asked if I would mind speaking to his supervisor on the phone. His company requires… Continue reading

Objects viewed from a distance may be more frightening than they appear…a lesson that I learned very well a couple of weeks ago at the North Carolina Whitewater Center (http://www.usnwc.org). I learned it at the expense of my big mouth,… Continue reading

I was having lunch with a friend the other day when I received an email on my Crackberry from Pastor Steven Furtick. He contacts me regularly for advice…no just kidding. Actually I subscribe to his blog, www.stevenfurtick.com, that is emailed… Continue reading

“Thou shalt not steal.” Yes, I know that it’s one of the Ten Commandments, but I’m stealing an idea and I’m confessing my sin up front. It’s just too good not to expound on and the guy I’m stealing it… Continue reading

Can we talk about pet peeves? I mean mine, not yours. You can talk about yours on your blog, but here I am King of my own domain. Pun intended. One of my biggest peeves is interacting with someone in… Continue reading

Once upon a time there was a young man who studied and worked extremely hard and won a scholarship to the local University. At the University he continued the same work ethic, taking nothing for granted. After enrolling and attending… Continue reading

I just finished the 2nd day of training on my new job and boy, do I ever feel dumb and dumber and dumbest. Am I discouraged? If you knew me, you would probably say yes, but surprisingly I’m not. My… Continue reading