Eyes of a Child

Our Blog

Image from Freepik

"Time with daddy"

"What is it?" 3 simple words that have now changed my life in ways many will never understand. You see I just spent the last 3 days at Snowshoe …

Read more

"keep it simple"

Stop overthinking. How often does God open doors right in front of us and we overthink it. We self-sabotage, we come up with all the reasons not to…
Read more

Birthday Celebrations

Birthdays. We all celebrate them, but did you ever think about God celebrating with you and singing with you. You are His created being, every …
Read more

That's not fair

That's not fair! how many times have we all said that. Whether we will admit to it or not, there are moments we even say the same thing to God. Why…
Read more

"The same, yet oh so different"

HOT TUB TIME. It’s that time of year for our family, and our kids couldn’t be more excited.  The changing leaves, the playing outside, the chill …

Read more

"it's too loud!"

You ever have moments where there is so much noise you can't even hear yourself think. It is all just a jumbled mess, your story mixed in with …
Read more

"Say What?"

Sometimes in life you hear things enough times you start to believe it. Even when you know in your heart it isn't truth and sounds ridiculous. …
Read more

“Go”

When you pray do you realize that God answers in different ways. Sometimes go, sometimes wait, sometimes stop. How do we handle His answers? Are …
Read more

G.E.T. Jesus. Gratefully embrace the Journey

Are you truly living? Like living every day as if the Spirit himself is living through you? Or are you more focused on what is to come that you are…
Read more

"Breathe"

As we left I started thinking about this idea of the “dead fish.”  No matter how much the girls would twist it around of pick it up and down, that …
Read more

"He gave his son"

Have you ever thought about Easter from the Father's perspective. We always focus on Jesus on the cross and Jesus himself, but think of it as a Dad.…
Read more

"I FORGOT"

HOW MANY TIMES MUST I TELL YOU... WORDS EVERY PARENT HAS SAID OVER THE YEARS... HOW OFTEN DO YOU THINK GOD HAS TO SAY THOSE WORDS TO US? FOR MORE …
Read more

"You Stink!"

“When was the last time you changed them?” The hesitation begins and then, “Maybe 2-3 days ago, followed by the I think.” “But you bathed since …
Read more

"JESUS, I BELIEVE IN YOU."

As I have shared previously, our family hot tub has turned into my prayer closet. Those moments of sitting out there at night once the kids have …

Read more

“More than a number”

7.8 billion people in the world today. It’s hard to fathom or even comprehend just how vast that number is. You ever take a moment to think about …

Read more

MELTDOWNS

If you have kids, you understand what I mean when I say the word meltdown.  The uncontrollable crying, whining, kicking and screaming.  And the …

Read more

DO NOT FEAR

So recently as our family grew to 4, I built the boys bunk beds.  Eli was super excited and couldn’t wait to have the top …

Read more

“Told ya so”

“ I told ya so dad.” A statement I remember making as a kid to my pops. How can Eli and Silas be that age already, that they are saying it to …

Read more

Judgement, Discipline, Love

Over the last few weeks being at home with the boys, discipline has become part of our daily lives.  It could be fighting over the same car, …

Read more

“That’s My Boy!”

There are moments as a parent that just bring extreme pride and joy.  Where your kids do something and you cant help but smile as the excitement …

Read more

“To speak the truth”

Exodus 20:13, “Thou shall not lie.” Tell me the truth.  Be honest, don’t lie to me.  Tell me what really happened.  These have become common phrases…

Read more

You’ve Got Mail!!!

Anyone else remember the excitement those three words used to bring when you would open up AOL and hear the ding, and then the monotone voice, …

Read more

“Daddy, Pay attention”

This morning was a learning moment for me.   Honestly, as I sit and write this I am ashamed of how I handled the moment.  So after Lindsey leaves …

Read more

In His Image

Silas and Eli are each their own. Unique and distinct in so many different ways. Some aspects me, some Lindsey. Yet both made in the image of …
Read more

“I know more than you”

So a new trend has started in our house recently.  Ever since Eli has turned the good ole age of 3, he thinks he knows everything and that he is …

Read more

“Jesus was fully human”

So the other morning, right after Lindsey left for work as I was getting the boys ready, God revealed himself to me in a completely new way.  To be …

Read more

I saw Santa!

As I got home Wednesday night from a meeting Eli came running up to me, “Daddy, I saw Santa, he was riding on a fire truck.”  There was such …

Read more

“Family is my ministry”

So a little bit over a week ago I got to spend four days in Colorado for the national Skiers and Snowboarders for Christ Conference, otherwise known…

Read more

“Daddy, I missed you”

To start out I have a confession to make.  This past week I have had a few rough days.  While working on the new house to get ready to move, it …

Read more

“Yes, No, and Wait”

If you have ever been in church before then you have heard your pastor say when it comes to prayer that God responds in one of three ways, “Yes, No, …
Read more

Scared of the DARK!

Recently Eli has been starting to express fear, and has started tro cling to Lindsey and I in those moments. Talk about a visual of clinging to our…
Read more

Blank Stares

We have created our own church lingo that others might not get, just like when I use certain words with my boys and they just look at me. Think …
Read more

"He gave His son."

Have you truly ever thought about Easter from the Father's perspective? Watching His only son upon the cross, crying out, "If there is any other …
Read more

DIY vs. Professional Web Design: When and why to invest

Ullamcorper bibendum lacus nulla aliquam, hendrerit fusce. Blandit purus euismod himenaeos quam sit vel. Tempor in vestibulum tristique primis nec …
Read more

Four Types of Communities Every Creative Needs to Build

Ullamcorper bibendum lacus nulla aliquam, hendrerit fusce. Blandit purus euismod himenaeos quam sit vel. Tempor in vestibulum tristique primis nec …
Read more

UX/UI Design and AI Trends for 2025

Dignissim orci bibendum elementum potenti nunc integer quam ac. Adipiscing hac mollis facilisi mattis dis suscipit, vehicula tellus cras. Tortor …
Read more

20 years in the industry

Dignissim orci bibendum elementum potenti nunc integer quam ac. Adipiscing hac mollis facilisi mattis dis suscipit, vehicula tellus cras. Tortor …
Read more

Updates, inspiration, and more

Dignissim orci bibendum elementum potenti nunc integer quam ac. Adipiscing hac mollis facilisi mattis dis suscipit, vehicula tellus cras. Tortor …
Read more

How to design your site with accessibility in mind

Dignissim orci bibendum elementum potenti nunc integer quam ac. Adipiscing hac mollis facilisi mattis dis suscipit, vehicula tellus cras. Tortor …
Read more

Hello world!

Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!

Read more

"LET THEM GO"

Let them go. This is the year where our twins are getting way more independent.  I know they are only 4 but it seems like they are …

Read more

LET ME TAKE IT FROM YOU

Around 5:30 or so one morning, our horse of a dog started crying to go outside. All I wanted to do was to go back to sleep, even for just 10 …

Read more

“MORE THAN FISHING”

“give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime” This past summer, my father in law Bob …

Read more

“I’m talking to you!”

Recently a new trend has started in our home.  I would love to tell you it is a good thing, but honestly it is frustrating me to no …

Read more

CRAVING

So our twin girls are now two months old. Let me be the first to say, twins are no joke. Exhaustion has new meaning in our home, and life is …

Read more

“NAGGIN OR PERSISTENCE”

One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up. “There was a judge in a certain city,” he said, …

Read more

The Blame Game

Recently in our house we have noticed a disturbing trend.  Yet I feel as if it is one that every parent as some point or another faces.  It is a …

Read more

HE PASSED IT ON

”Your honest faith, handed down from your grandmother Lois to your mother Eunice, and now to you.”  - 2 Timothy 1: 6   So as I sit and read …

Read more

Precious in his sight!

This morning I had the opportunity to just sit and rock Silas for about an hour while trying to let Linds catch up on some sleep.  I knew it had …

Read more

Embrace the Silence

So it’s about 6:30 on a Saturday morning here and I am wide awake.  Not where I thought I would be.  I had envisioned sleeping in, which in our …

Read more

“He rested”

”By the seventh day God hands finished the work he had been doing, so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.” -Genesis 2:2 As a parent of 2…

Read more

Put me in coach!

It’s now May and that means one thing in my family, Baseball season!  This is a tradition in our family.  Going back to my own dad, who still to …

Read more

I don't want to listen to you!

As I shared before Eli is saying new things all the time.  Sometimes he is saying stuff that is totally off the wall, other times he is saying …

Read more

Help my unbelief!

 “I do believe I can do it Dad, Help me to see what you see in me.” Eli is a little wild man, no fear in his body at all, doing things that would …

Read more

Prayer requests or absurd demands

To start out today, I want everyone to know that I am super pumped about today’s topic and the opportunity to share this blog with you.  Hopefully …

Read more

My Heart Breaks

So the last few weeks have been chaos and trying in our household.  As many others in the area have dealt with, our entire family came down with the…

Read more

"I love my kids, but I love God more"

"Love the Lord your God with all your heart." -Matthew 22:37 So as I sit here this morning I have Silas laying on the couch beside me, smiling away …

Read more

"Helpless"

Learning to live life with a need for God every moment, every day.
Read more

"Hangry"

Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'" Pancakes, waffles, …

Read more

Rebellion

So to be honest this past month with Eli has been extremely challenging for both Lindsey and I.  He is getting to the spot in life of truly learning…

Read more

"I follow, I follow"

Are you leading your life? Or with simplicity are you allowing Jesus to lead your life?
Read more

Grace Redefined...

38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height …

Read more

Imitation

Eli is starting to pick up more and more things that Linds and I do. It is crazy to see how much he picks up on. I can only hope and pray that we …
Read more

Ummmm.... NO!

It is crazy how much Eli is growing and how much he is learning to comprehend. With that comes his knowledge of the word "no." This is a look at …
Read more

"CRY OUT TO ME."

                "For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom…

Read more

You are God's Masterpiece

He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.  James 1:18 Each day as Eli grows and…

Read more

Fearfully and Wonderfully made

November 30, 2015 It had been a normal day for us, at least as normal as it could be when your wife is days away from giving birth.  We were now at…

Read more

I Prayed For This Child

This is the post excerpt.
Read more