Best. Father's. Day. Ever.

Today was the best Father’s Day ever. Hit snooze a few times and slept in, since the rest of the family was sound asleep. Went to church on my own after getting the kids out of bed 10 minutes before it was time to leave. Taught teens about trustworthy fathers...

Happy Fathers Day

To all the men who have played various roles of dad, father, mentor, and friend in my life… Happy Father’s Day. Especially to you, Big F Father. I love you. Thank you for always being faithful and true.

Is this what inventors feel like?

  There are a lot of words I could use to describe my professional life – computer programmer, solutions provider, architect, developer, business owner, and entrepreneur may just be a few. Those are all ways to describe what I do everyday – build,...

Disengaging the clutch.

I’m now the proud owner of a 1981 Kubota B7100. This 30+ year old tractor came to me after several years’ worth of hope, 6 months of searching, and a rearrangement of money that made just the right deal possible at just the right moment. I still beam and...

The Puny Life of Freedom

An undisciplined, self-willed life is puny; an obedient, God-willed life is spacious. Psalm 15:32 (Message) Puny. Ever felt that way? It’s a very touchy-feely word. You hear it, and you can visualize it immediately. I’ve never really thought of what the...

Lectio Divina – Psalm 23

This weekend I was able to be part of a men’s retreat led by Brian Hardin of the Daily Audio Bible. It was a great chance to get away for a day and enjoy God’s presence with some other men – some who I share life with, and some that I had never met...