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Missing You

Just like autumn, this season cycles by regularly. Missing you. I remember the journey…the months our paths crossed. I tried so hard to make it work. We all did. But...

August 15, 2016

21

Perhaps you’ve met my sweet princess, Christy Bouchard. Today is our 21st anniversary. Our story sounds sappy at first glance. She taught me how to tie shoelaces when we were...

August 5, 2016

Launched

Launch Out 2016 is over. Echos of those final goodbyes have faded. Our ways have parted. We now cling to memories of #AllTheHugs as tightly as the original embrace. Online...

July 25, 2016

Launch Day

Today was Launch Day. Day one of the LaunchOut Conference 2016 (St. Louis edition) began with a bang. This the second LO conference I’ve had the pleasure of attending. LaunchOut...

July 23, 2016

Galveston

It has been a  busy summer! I love to travel and I’ve been able to do quite a bit of it this summer. Less than a month after spending an...

July 21, 2016

Reentry

Reentry hurts. Picture the Space Shuttle returning to earth. The friction of the life-giving atmosphere creates enough heat to kill. The wrong speed or attitude can bring disaster. In my...

June 20, 2016

Processing Mission Work

Mission trips are one of the front lines of spiritual warfare. Nothing tests (and strengthens) faith more than getting to the mission field. This year’s Brazil trip has been amazing,...

June 15, 2016

Redemption

The past can be a weight…the magnitude of the tragedy overwhelming and all-consuming. Every time your eyes close, you see their faces. Sons taken too soon. The anger rises anew....

May 24, 2016

The Cards We Were Dealt

Over on my Facebook page I did a little informal polling. I put up a dozen photos and asked everyone to vote with their “likes.” It was easy and organic....

May 12, 2016

#TeamTori

Sweet baby Tori (from Tori’s Triumph – Team Tori) is healed and whole this morning. In light of this news, I have to write. That’s how I process stuff. That’s...

March 27, 2016