“What can I do?” All week the news has been dominated by stories of the damage and destruction caused by Hurricane Ida. If you’re like me, these stories can become overwhelming. Sara and I watch the news and see the devastating pictures and ask questions like, “What can we do to help?” Typically, after natural … [Read more…]
Trial and Error “Wow, I’m really good at this too!” I still smile every time I remember our niece, maybe three years old at the time, saying this phrase after hitting a plastic ball off a tee for the first time. We were hosting a family celebration (Easter maybe) and the boys wanted to show … [Read more…]
Merciful God, We are grateful for the resilience, innovation and determination our students, teachers, school staff, parents and administrators demonstrated and developed over the past year. We begin this new school year in prayer because we are anxious for our students to resume school in person, yet still be safe from COVID-19. We pray for … [Read more…]
Mixtape One of my favorite parts of being a dad is boring my kids with those “when I was your age” stories. Most of these revolve around how much technology has changed things and how they will never understand some of the things that were part of our daily lives growing up. Recently, one of … [Read more…]
The Garden of Salvation Haphazard. Functional. Low-Maintenance. These are all terms that describe my philosophy toward gardening. I know, as a life-long Midwesterner I’m supposed to have soil running through my veins. But the truth is, I just don’t really care for it. Don’t get me wrong, I believe in gardening as a theory. I’m … [Read more…]
“Ugh!” Wednesday afternoon I walked into my lunch meeting, found a chair at an empty table, and allowed myself to sink into it, relieved for a break from the busyness of the morning. I let out a deep sigh. As more people arrived, I noticed how each person who joined me at the table seemed … [Read more…]
“Where would you like to go?” One of my favorite innovations over the last 10-15 years is electronic navigation systems. It wasn’t too long ago you’d have to look up directions on sites like MapQuest or Google Maps if you were going somewhere you were unfamiliar with. Prior to that, in preparation for a trip, … [Read more…]
Confessions of the Pastor’s Wife: God as Cheerleader I’ve always thought of myself as something of a cheerleader. Not the pom-pom waving, pyramid building, performance artists kind you’d find on the sidelines at football games–that would require going to a football game and jumping around– two things I’m not known for. My cheerleading is more … [Read more…]
“Did You Know He Was Doing That?” A week or so before the end of the school year, the LSE choirs held a concert. Both of the boys were in choir this year and we were excited to be able to watch them perform in person. We arrived for the concert, set up our folding … [Read more…]
“Immeasurably More” Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.” Ephesians 3:20-21 Last year for my birthday, I … [Read more…]