Scottish Invasion

This week closes out another year in education for me. My first in 24 years where I didn't work directly with young people in some capacity. Which made it a different year for sure. Turns out, God was providing me a year of reflecting on the relationships He has blessed me with over the years. … Continue reading God is good. . . . ALL the time

It feels like a long time since the days of me finding this little girl after a game I had coached Or later on as she grew and became my sidekick. Always enjoying life, with a side of attitude Being a girl dad to Kara is one of my life's most enjoyable blessings. Through the … Continue reading The Handoff

Thanksgiving day and week are an easy time for us to stop and reflect. And, no matter where you are on life's journey, there's no doubt that you have some earthly things to be thankful for. I can fall in line and list those things as easily as the next. A beautiful, loving, God-chasing wife. … Continue reading Thanks, While Giving

Grief is so weird. And it gets weirder the more that time goes by. It doesn't get worse, though. The weeks and months tethered closest to the loss are so excruciating there just isn't another level once that finally wanes. Yesterday marked 7 years since the morning our guy, Kane, went to heaven. I still … Continue reading And So It Happened

It's pretty easy to write a Christmas blog. Talk about your love and appreciation for family and friends. Mention that someone's presence is more important than the presents. For bonus points, be sure to use the phrase "reason for the season." Not knocking any of these, because I can get on board with all of them at … Continue reading The Merriest of Christmases

This past spring, I made a shameful realization. I knew that I had arrived at a point where I had become completely indifferent about my faith. This wasn't just a point where I wasn't doing a quiet time anymore. I just didn't care that much about my relationship with the Father. (I'm sure a psychiatrist … Continue reading RUN to the Father!

One night when we had a million things going on, we left Kane with his 13-year old sister for just an hour or two. Not far into her first by-myself babysitting attempt, Kara had called her mother frantically describing a missing Kane. "Did you look in our closet?" Check"What about under his bed?"Check"Outside? He loves … Continue reading He sneaks up on me

I have been involved in some sort of athletics almost all my life, starting with my first t-ball team at age 6. (On the Cubs, with red jerseys. . . ) And I have been involved in high school athletics and above since high school. It started out filming basketball games for Coach Mike Greer … Continue reading Civility over all

Whether you believe this or not, you control most of how your life is going. We could really get into the weeds with points and counterpoints to that argument, right? I'm not talking about status, finances, or even dumb luck. I'm talking how you perceive that life is treating you at the moment. What do … Continue reading Laser Focused

If you have never heard of Frank Caliendo, you are missing out. Go ahead and Google him and spend a few minutes on YouTube watching him do impressions of everyone from Morgan Freeman and Joe Pesci to Charles Barkley, Donald Trump, and John Madden. It's hilarious. It was Oscar Wilde that is credited with saying, … Continue reading The Sincerest Form