The Bones of 12 Acres
Before we built our home in 2005, the 12 acre site was grass and trees and water along with the …
Category Archives: Parenting
Stolen Babies and Shallow Advice
I was holding Jude when I realized why I steal babies. We were at Jace and Carly Davis’ wedding and …
A Thousand Pines
He can tell a story better than Mark Twain on a riverboat drinking whiskey in the moonlight, although the surreal …
Dancing with Lauren Martin
I told everyone that I would not cry and I did not. But that was my brave face in front …
How Deep the Father’s Love for Us
Sunday morning during communion while the church sang, “How deep the Father’s love for us,” I sat and listened unable …
Sixty Years on a Chalkboard
We celebrated our parents sixtieth wedding anniversary the day after Thanksgiving and while taking family pictures in the church sanctuary …
Watching Our Autumn Sons
I once saw a list of things Dad’s should teach their sons. How to balance a checking account, how to …
Telling Our Stories with Both Hands
Karen and I have twenty-three children ranging in age from fourteen to thirty-three. We aren’t on the hook for college …
Thanksgiving Man
Yesterday I experienced two moving moments. One was simple, a man walking along a sidewalk in my hometown. He was …
The Sole of My Father
Before soft comfortable velcro secured shoes I remember my Dad’s brown wingtip leather-sole shoes tied with dark cords and buffed …
