A Year in Review 

A Year in Review 

Printable Version A chorus of “Feliz Año Nuevo!” rang out in our church building as dozens upon dozens of fireworks exploded around us. This is always one of my favorite services at our church because we get to celebrate all that God has done in and through our church...
A Year in Review 

Joy to the World

Printable Version As the final notes of “Joy to the World” floated through the air, a look of pure horror overtook my wife’s face. The object of her agonized gaze was none other than our toddler son, who, with his impeccable timing as always, had chosen that precise...
A Year in Review 

Thankful, Grateful, and Blessed 

Printable Version The smell of pumpkin bread finds me upstairs. I think this is the third time this week my wife has made some variation of pumpkin something. I’m not sure yet if she loves pumpkin that much or if she’s simply trying to bring fall into our little...
A Year in Review 

Blessed Beyond Measure 

Printable Version “Five and a half inches! And this one is seven inches!” Measurements for everything, from a brother’s shoe to Sadie’s head, were excitedly shouted down the stairs. As you may have guessed, one of our children recently started learning how to measure...
A Year in Review 

Penciled In

Printable Version The August completion date for our church construction project turned into a large smudge on the calendar as I finished erasing. Yes, one of the kids had definitely been chewing on the tip of this eraser. “Oh well,” I thought to myself, “at least the...