The world was shocked by the news over the weekend of Kobe Bryant and his daughters' passing in their private helicopter, along with multiple other passengers. Kobe leaves behind a wife and children who need our prayers.  There are some simple reminders for us as...

My wife and I are the proud parents of 4 beautiful children. Four of the happiest days of our lives have been the days of their birth. Unexplainable joy and gladness. Yet how can one of the greatest joys of life - the giving of life itself, also be one of the greatest...

In the eyes of a child, love is a four-letter word spelled TIME. Here's how I know... I can remember the day my 12-year-old son brought home an assignment he completed in school about "Why I have the best Dad in the world." As I read his assessment of me as a father,...

This past school year, our family made some huge changes in our structure. We wanted to become more intentional than ever before in accomplishing our goals and instilling our values into our children, and we felt that in a lot of ways, our family's schedule was not...

The culture around us has gradually shifted America's mindset to believe that we all have our rights, including the "right" to have what we want, the way we want it, and when we want it. We would call this an attitude of entitlement. It's an attitude that has led many...

Ephesians 4:29  Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.  I’m no builder myself, but I do know that buildings don’t build themselves. Just like creation has a...

Let me encourage you for a moment with this thought... to live now like it's 10 years from now. But first, stop and think... where will your family be 10 years from now? I’m currently 39 years old. When I think of my life just 10 years ago, it’s hard to imagine just...