“My Whole Life Turns Upside-down” – Monday Morning Musings

At a birthday party last weekend, my son, Crawford, was having a difficult time keeping his cake upright as he was cutting it with his fork & eating it. He was getting frustrated. At one point, as his piece of cake was overturning mid-cut, he exclaimed, “So many things in my life get flipped upside

Rip Off the Knob – Monday Morning Musings

This morning, as I was using the bathroom, my 3-year-old daughter was looking for me. She knew I was in the restroom, so she approached & discovered that the door was locked. So, she ripped off the doorknob, naturally. We had “Camp Report Night” at church last night. We recapped the 4 camps that our

Someday, I Won’t…

Someday, I won’t read my Bible. I won’t  pray. I won’t encourage my children. I won’t show love to my wife. I won’t go to the gym. I won’t wear a belt that has a picture of a skull on the buckle. I won’t try to figure out how to be a better leader. I won’t

Oooohhhh! Whatcha Gonna Do?!

We are officially 8 days in to 2015. What are you going to do with your life this year? What are your goals? Do you have any? If so, write them down! No matter how big or small your goals are, seeing them written down or typed out will give you a visual to pursue.

A Tale of Two Twins, Flynn & No Ma’am: Monday Morning Musings

My wife pointed out that our twins have celebrated their 17th month of life this week. At this point, I believe that Flynn thinks Scout’s name is ‘No Ma’am,’ since that is what he calls her… Even as a former player, I’ve never understood ‘conditioning’ for baseball players. Why? You literally move for about 10

I’m a Middle Schooler-Monday Morning Musings

I sold my car last week. I’m looking to buy a truck. I haven’t found one yet. I’ve been riding a bicycle as my primary means of transportation. I’m a middle schooler. Never ask high school students to ‘mean-tweet’ at you. You WILL regret it. From my pastor, Andy Taylor, “If the enemy can’t defeat

Jesus Will Return…in a Jeep. – Monday Morning Musings

You’ve gotta be in a really interesting place to steal Jesus…and then return him…in your Jeep. Check it out here. Yesterday, my 1-year-old daughter, Scout, had a hard time deciding what to wear to church. She was torn between a white headband, or her brother’s Wolverine mask. Some days, it feels like there’s not enough

Run DMC & a Cowboy Hat: Monday Morning Musings

I just spent the past 5 days in Lufkin, TX, at the Texas State Forest Festival. One of the highlights for me was seeing a dude wearing Wranglers, cowboy boots, a trucker hat…and a Run DMC t-shirt. Interesting combo… If you ever get the opportunity to smear petroleum jelly all over the face of total

What Are Your Weeds?

Yesterday, a group of teenagers, 1 other adult, and I did some yard work for a family from our church. Our task was to remove the weeds from their landscaping. It seemed like a simple enough task. We worked in two groups. One group worked around the front of the house, and the other group,

Monday Morning Musings

If you are building an AWANA Grand Prix race car with your kid, and they say, “Dad, make sure you don’t bleed on my car,” there’s a decent chance that you’ve done something wrong… I was singing the old Joni Mitchell “Yellow Taxi” song (you know, the ‘don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone’