As crazy as day-to-day can get, Lea and I really do try hard to stop and count our blessings once in a while. We talk about having healthy, well-adjusted children. We talk about Lea being a stay-at-home mom. We talk about still being into each other, 15 years into our relationship and 12 into our … Read more
After careful consideration, we have decided to forego church attendance and spend this Sunday morning in quiet reflection at home. (Lea’s gone back to bed, Aaron hasn’t yet been out of bed, I’m slamming caffeine and eating aspirin, and Nathan’s excited that it rained so he didn’t have to help me pick up fireworks debris … Read more
About ten years ago, at a more bad than good job, I met Brent. We were never close friends, but I traveled and worked with him enough to get to know him a bit. Brent was, and is, an imposing fellow. I’d guess he’s 6’3″ and perhaps 240 lbs., but not at all overweight—just a … Read more