“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 taught our boys how to fish, well Read more

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“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 end.  That trend has to do with the boy’s and when Read more

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“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 it? Start counting. At a rate of one number per second, Read more

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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 more you try to talk and reason as a parent, the worse it Read more

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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 bunk.  Even before I got the mattress in place he would climb the ladder and proceed Read more

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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 without a doubt different. They are a blessing and Read more

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“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, “who neither feared God nor cared about people. A widow Read more

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“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 me. Where has time gone? Yet here Read more

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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, throwing things at each other, hitting, you name it, we have Read more

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“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 takes over.  Moments where you just want to scream and Read more

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