Cut the buts
Poor Dennis. He taught me how to play pickleball almost a year ago and then he had to go ahead and beat me four games in a row today. Or maybe it was five. I lost count. As I packed up to go, he threw a ball in my bag. It wasn’t my ball. It
You must know this
“I always believed in God. I didn’t always know He believed in me.” -Matt Maher from Christmas with The Chosen: The Messengers I heard those words as I sat in the dark movie theater. It was a record-screeching, everything comes to a halt, moment. I grabbed my phone and the friend next to me simply
When bribery is a good idea
I’m not above bribery. This morning I woke up to find a note next to my computer: “MOM When I wake up ask me about Psalm 23. I know it but I will forget to do it for you if you don’t remind me.” I have three children, but the one who left this note
Take off your shoes
Left or right, Dad? Left. Up or down? Down. The ornaments were laid out on the tray table in front of my father. As I picked each one up, I’d ask him where we should put it. This is the first tree my dad and I have decorated together in at least 25 years. I
It’s clearly basketball season for Saul
Saul is a college basketball coach. He came home from practice the other night, and as usual, called out, “Hellooooo!” as he opened the door. As usual, he dropped his work stuff on the floor and headed straight to the kitchen. After he got some food in his belly, he returned to the couch, as
Please don’t call me busy
Please don’t call me busy. Busy means I don’t have time to talk on the phone. Busy means I can’t come to your house for coffee. Busy means there are more important things in life than you. And that’s simply not true. If I tell you I’m too busy, it means I’ve done a bad
Kindness reroutes a bad day
Have you ever had a MONDAY that lasted all day? I had one a few weeks ago and it wasn’t pretty. I woke up crabby. I took my son to school crabby. I went to Pickleball crabby. Then the crabby turned to sad. I ate cookies sad. I read a book sad. I took a
