Friday night, it was time for Miranda and I to get Kasen ready for bed. We hadn’t begun our routine yet, but clearly he was getting sleepy. Our routine includes singing “Jesus Loves Me,” and then folding our hands to pray together, kisses for everyone, and then “Night-Night.” Anyway, I think he was ready before…
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ERs, Fearful Prayer, and Kesleigh
I’ve been learning a few things over the past couple of days. We had to bring Kesleigh, our 4 week old baby girl, into Houston to the Texas Children’s Hospital last night. She’s was already on antibiotics and was running a fever of 101.5. By the time we got to the hospital, it was 103.1….
Tents & a 1½-Yr-Old
OK – he’s only 16 months, but close enough. Kasen loves tents! When we go to the Bass Pro Shop, one of his favorite things to do is to run in and out of all the display tents. Our small group went camping at Brazos Bend this week for Spring Break so Kasen and I…
Anne Lamott Quotes
Anne Lamott is one of the best writers I think I’ve ever read – and funny too. Anyway, this morning I started listening to her audio book (she reads herself) called “Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith.” Anyway, I just thought I’d share a few quotes that struck me: Peace is joy at rest. Joy…
Mental Photography
When I came home last night, Kasen was asleep on the floor of the living room. I put away my things, emptied my pockets, and then went to sit on the couch to talk to Miranda. As soon as I settled into my spot, Kasen stirred a bit and opened his eyes. Half asleep,…
My First Memory of God
I’ve been doing a project for my family – scanning pictures from mom’s old trunk. In among the pictures I found an article that mom had saved – It’s an article I wrote almost 15 years ago – Dec 1994. It was the first time I remember realizing that my parents couldn’t do anything. It…
Is God’s Sound System Loud Enough?
I was reading a book recently and one of the characters asks the question? "Are we good enough to hear God’s voice everyday?" When I read it, this image popped into my head of God standing on a stage, tapping a microphone saying, "Is this thing on?" Here’s the good news: "Can we hear God…
A Leader’s Poem and Prayer
POEM by Sir Francis Drake: Disturb us, Lord, when we are too well pleased with ourselves, When our dreams have come true because we have dreamed too little, When we arrived safely because we sailed too close to the shore. Disturb us, Lord, when with the abundance of things we possess, we have lost our…
Servant Leadership
This leadership model is grounded in the idea that different people need to be led in different ways. Let me explain the basics. Commitment and Competence – Development Stages Development stage 1 (D1) – People are usually highly committed to a new project, but have low competence since they’ve never done it before. Development stage…
Another Big Week
It’s amazing watching Kasen grow up. It seems he does something new all the time. I never imagined that I’d ever find myself lying on the floor cheering for someone to roll over, but. . .it’s me. . .I’m that guy! I try to celebrate it all. This past week, he’s been rolling over more…