Family

If you haven’t noticed, my blog has been pretty quiet for the past few weeks. It’s been a busy time with all the excitement of the Christmas season, and I have definitely been doing a lot of planning and thinking. For the first time in my life, I’m thinking through some long term goals. In order for me to be the best

I am one of the clueless guys who waits to the last second before buying Christmas presents.  If you’re like me, then it’s always tough to figure out something for your family members.  So I want to give you a great idea.  One that will benefit both you and me 🙂  And just so you know, this is a shameless

Nineteen years ago I was running in the state cross-country finals.  We had a great team and I was a scrawny 135 lb senior running 18 minute times in 5K’s. Since that time, I really haven’t continued running and the years and pounds have added on.  Over the last couple of years I have tried to start running, but I

It’s been a long, long time since I ran in a 5K.   It was actually my senior year of high school when I was part of the cross country team.   I have ran off and on over the past several years, but something always comes up and causes me to quit.   Whether it was a kidney stone,

We just got back home from a vacation to Washington, D.C. and Williamsburg, Virginia.  We had a great time seeing all the historic sites and memorials for our great country.  But the sights and sounds weren’t the focus of the trip.  The time with family is the important part of any vacation. It’s easy to fall into a trap of

Our family is leaving in the morning for a vacation, so I’ll be unplugging from my internet world for several days.  We’re going to Washington, D.C. and Williamsburg with the kids.  I plan on attending Mark Batterson’s National Community Church on Sunday and also checking out Ebenezers Coffeehouse while I’m there.  I’ll see if I can pick up any ideas

Just letting you know that I am still alive.  Our family has been on a short vacation for a few days. We spent a few days at the beach visiting family and getting sunburned. I’ll be posting about some things I learned and observed from our trip, but for now, I’m still getting caught up. It was an awesome trip,

First of all, I want to share a video with you that we showed at Cornerstone this morning.  Just look at the pictures of fathers and their children.  You can see the joy and pride in each picture.  Then think about how your heavenly Father views you.   Don’t forget this Father’s Day that you are loved! I hope everyone

I’ve been promising my wife Jennifer for a while that I would move her blog over to wordpress.  She picked out a cool template, and I quickly setup her blog on my Bluehost hosting account.  I imported all her old posts and comments, and everything seems to be working great so far.  I plan on helping her setup some more

Fourteen years ago today, I was a nervous wreck.  I had just graduated from Virginia Tech and started a job as a Crash-test Engineer for an aerospace company in North Carolina, and I was getting ready for one of the biggest moments of my life.   On that day, I married my high-school sweetheart and we started on an incredible

I found myself watching the end of Jon & Kate plus 8 last night, and like many of you, I found myself both saddened and upset that their marriage struggles were on national tv for everyone to see.   I hope and pray that they can work through the tough times they are experiencing. At the end of the show,