Year: 2004

Just wanted to share a photo of us with Santa at WalMart last Saturday 🙂

We really do have to learn to be bad. There are times when I know that statement above is NOT true… I see the evidence of selfish, sinful, mistrust of their father in all of my kids from nearly their first day of life. But today with a crowd of kids from 1st through 8th…

“Do justly, love mercy, walk humbly with your God…” A line from a Steven Curtis Chapman song (one of my favorite song writers!) Taken from a line in Micah (6:8). And really is at the core of how we are made to live. It is not like God to be boastful or proud. Even though…

When we were packing up at the Christmas show this past weekend, we had another vendor come over to our booth to pay us a compliment specifically and in person. He said, “I just wanted you to know you guys were great.” I said, “Thanks!”, not really expecting anything further. He quickly followed with, “And…

I have been noticing again that we are really good at recognizing sin… in others. We are so good at seeing what is wrong in our neighbor. And in a way, that’s not bad. Wrong is wrong. But the problem is, we see the wrong and say, “I can’t believe they did that!” when the…

“I just can’t wait to be king….” A familiar tune. You may be singing it right now? 🙂 From the Lion King, where Simba longs for the day when no one will tell him what to do, HE will be doing the telling… the ordering around. I was noticing today that I like to be…

After starting the season 0-4, then 2-6, our Bills are making a season of it! Yesterday they won their 3rd straight game, and 2nd straight on the road. And in convincing fashion! They are 6-2 in their last 8. Amazing. And fun! It’s just fun to see your team doing well. Two weeks ago (Nov…

I just wanted to put down some thoughts on where I am at right now. I had a hard time today. I want so badly to rid our family of the debt we are bound to, and slowly we are progressing toward that goal. And we were given an opportunity that promised to actually wipe…

Part of our business is paying attention to, and then doing what other people want. We are in marketing and sales. We have a product that we need people to want enough to plop down some of their hard-earned money in exchange for said product. So we definitely need to be concerned with what others…

You know, I guess I always assume God’s forgiveness. There are so many stories telling me how ready God is to forgive me. He’s just waiting for me to come back. And I completely believe it. I just forget how much it costs. I was noticing recently that it is not easy to forgive. That…