When Liz and I were pregnant with our first son, my grandmother gave me something very special. She handed me a small, felt-covered box and said, “Your grandfather wanted you to have this.” I slowly opened the taupe encasement to reveal a small diamond set in a slightly embellished gold band. It was the same ring I had seen on my grandfather’s weathered hand many times before he died—it was his ring. This year marks fourteen years since Paw-Paw Ham passed […]
This post is part of the Surviving Saturday Devotional series. For more, visit Surviving Saturday “So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.” – The Apostle Paul in Romans 13:12 The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge versus Ferguson, Missouri Unfortunately, we live in an imperfect world where people are diagnosed with awful diseases like Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; diseases that erode the body’s muscular capacity transforming perfectly functioning individuals into motionless, frozen bodies. I’ve […]
As the sun disappeared into the vast horizon, the night sky began to illuminate with countless stars, more than I could have possibly imagined. It left me in complete wonder. The gentle sway of the boat coupled with the warm salt breeze put my mind at ease. With each breath, my anxieties faded into the darkness of the night sea. The struggles of the week and the realities waiting back home were out of sight. All I could see were the […]
Liz and I have a collective problem; one that is always entertaining to discuss. For years, friends and family have laughed over countless stories of our so-called condition. Talking in our sleep! The funniest part is that Liz and I BOTH share this problem. Liz’s only developed more recently; I guess that’s what having three kids within sixteen months does to you. There should have been a warning label: WARNING – you will go crazy and start talking about nonsense […]
We get busy in life. Matt reminds us of why we dedicate ourselves to something other than ourselves.
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