Visit from my folks
My parents just left. They came up this past weekend to spend some quality time with me, Erika and the kids. It was relaxing and fun. We ate good food, spent time catching up and even had time to put a roof on our treehouse.
you don’t want to read it when…
Any letter that begins with the words “Dear Sir” is not a letter I want to read. I got one of those letters today. It was from my friends at the Canada Revenue Agency. The letter asks for my charitable donations receipts from previous tax years so they can verify that I have actually given…
No one cares about the sermon title
I’m preaching this weekend. Since our lead pastor left, I’ve had some extra opportunities to speak. I’m thrilled because I love getting up and yacking behind the pulpit. I love taking a biblical text and wrestling with it until one of us has come away mastered by the other. Usually I’m gripped by a…
Sometimes I act like a 6-year-old
Life doesn’t always go my way. I should have learned that by this point in my life. Thankfully, I live with a 6 year-old who teaches me some of life’s greatest lessons. Shawna had a miserable morning. She desperately wanted to do something. Mom said no. That’s how I got involved. She thought Dad might…
Run ‘lijah Run -an afterthought
Elijah is my 3-year-old.
Run ‘lijah Run
I was feeling guilty about my lack of exercise. So, I went for a 4km run. When I got back Elijah had donned a pair of mismatched socks and was ready to go running with me. I figured he’d last a few minutes before abandoning his dream of running with dad. I was wrong. We…
Shop Talk
Just got finished hanging out with one of my favorite people. We talked about the church, money, kids and basement renos. I’m exhausted but happy.
Intro to blogland
I made a “to-do” list for my vacation last week. At the bottom of the list was “start a blog”. It’s a week and a half late but here I am. I’ve been particularly busy this week helping out at VBS. I’m one of the only male leaders in the whole program. I’ve been placed…
