Parenting Category

Thanks Dad

As a parent, there are thousand of sacrifices you make for your children that they'll never thank you for. Just the other day I was thinking, "You know what you little rascal, you'll never thank me for this because you won't remember it, but I just got up 5 times with you last night because you weren't feeling good, which trashed my productivity the next day, which put me behind the rest of the week..." And then I stopped and thought, "Oh, huh, I had a dad too. I'll bet he did that for me a hundred times. Hmm. Did I ever thank him for that?" It's a humbling thought to realize you've been the recipient of sacrifice that you were unaware of and never gave proper thanks for. So, Dad, it's not much, but on this Father's Day, from a son's overwhelmed and grateful heart, I wanted to say thanks for......Read More

Missional Mothering

An encouraging word here from Jani Ortlund (one of my wife's favorite pastor's wife!)...Read More