Blog Posts
Why Journal?
As we sink deeper into the final quarter of 2021, I think about my "end of year review process" (which I will detail in a separate post). That process includes reviewing everything I have written from my journal entries, weekly projects and to-do lists, sermon notes,...
Trust & Obey
This has definitely been a season of trust and obedience. I am incredibly grateful for the gentleness and patience in which our Heavenly Father provides guidance. Little by little He has nudged me along only providing the coordinates of the very next step. I want to...
Spelling
Who gets the craziest spelling of my name award? Chick-Fil-A ......Congratulations!! You have outdone Starbucks and Panera 🙂 I can't tell if pronouncing it how it's spelled would sound like an upper east coast accent or one from Minnesota! LOL! . . . #namespelling...
God Wants To Be With Us
Our women's group just finished "How Do I Get Through This?" an Exodus study. While there were many great lessons, one takeaway that stood out the most was God wanting to be with His people, and wanting to bless them, deliver...
20 Years Post 9.11.2001
Most people remember where they were and what they were doing when they heard about the attack on our nation in New York. I was attending a CDC training in Palm Beach County, Florida. We heard about a "plane crash" over lunch but that was it. As I drove home, I...
T-Shirt
Summer of 2021 has been full of travels to colleges for Justin. All have promising programs for mechanical engineering. The very last one was John Brown University, a Christian university in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. I distinctly remember telling him, the night before...
Another in the fire
 For the past several years I began the practice of reviewing the year just finished and thinking about areas of focus for the future. I would also come up with a theme for the year and a cover image for my disc-bound planner. The image for 2020 was five loaves and...
fruit of my lips
Why are difficult conversations so difficult? Many reasons come to mind but all have one thing in common: fear of hurting the person or making them feel less. And this is a legitimate fear because even the most well-intentioned discussions can have bad outcomes. I...
New Believer Guide
Last year, I felt a nudge to write a guide for new believers well before the shutdowns hit across the nation. What was first imagined as a two to five page document became just over 20. Writing this was a journey. I kicked out the first draft in July and got good...