As my day winds down and Augie, snuggling beside me, sings, “I’m okay”…I am reminded just how blessed I have been during my 51 years. And just how blessed I still am. On this birthday, I am not as thoughtful as some. 2015 has provided some fairly high levels of stress, and that continues in…
Tag: Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving!
Last night (rather, this morning) before I went to sleep I posted this quote from the Encyclopedia of 7700 Illustrations: Signs of the Times on Facebook: Dr. Alexander Whyte of Edinburgh was famous for his pulpit prayers. He always found something to thank God for, even in bad times. One stormy morning a member of his…
I am thankful for…
I am thankful… For a forgiving Lord who has promised an eternity with Him for those who believe (which came at such great cost to the Godhead). For an awesome family: my beautiful and undeserved wife Michelle, two tremendous girls April and Jennifer, and two incredible sons Michael and Augie. For the body of Christ…
Bekah, Thanksgiving, and Judgment in a Triad
Bekah As many of you know, this past Tuesday, November 16 would have been Bekah’s 17th birthday. The milestone was a reminder of the loss we all felt that evil Saturday morning in early May. And yes…I did call it an "evil morning"–God never intended that death would enter this world–that it would take a…