I often have the privilege of speaking into the lives of the young men around me who are hoping and praying that God brings a wife to them soon. This hope and desire can be confusing and often selfishly motivated but it presents a fantastic moment in our lives to learn a great deal about [...]
Posts Tagged ‘God’
Would You Be Ready?
Posted: March 2, 2012 in random thoughtsTags: beautiful, destroy, fragile., free, God, intimacy, love, man, protect, woman
The Tree Fort #4 (The Trap Door)
Posted: January 11, 2012 in Images that SpeakTags: friends, frugal, God, handle, hinges, leather, open your door to strangers, Tree Fort
As I put the finishing touches on the Tree Fort it became pretty evident that the fort would be highly used by all the boys, regardless of the age. In fact the 17 year old friends of our oldest are giving it rave reviews as they mount their airsoft guns on the window sills. I [...]
The Tree Fort #2
Posted: December 30, 2011 in Images that SpeakTags: building, cedar, foundation, God, structure, tree, Tree Fort, tree house
Building a tree fort for four boys is a very important act of Fatherhood. I have heard, “You’re a genius!” spoken in my direction from my offspring more in the past couple of days than I have the entire 17 years of this parenting journey so far. Many of our years of parenting have reflected [...]
The Journey
Posted: August 4, 2011 in Parables, poetryTags: focus, God, hard thing, journey, Master, poem, pursuit, rap, selfishness, travel
I don’t know what to tell you I don’t know what to say All I can do Is try to portray Got my bags packed Know where I’m Going I planned it all night So I’m gunna be flowing I know who I am I know what I’ve got, Gunna walk to the top Cause [...]