Just Beneath the Surface

Just Beneath the Surface

As the snow melted, there they were.  Trey’s play balls (and some garbage and Poppi,s (my dad) strewn Christmas ornaments) were there, just under the surface.  They had been covered by the snow and were now brought to the surface, needing to be dealt with.  Fair...
Thank You

Thank You

I have thought recently of the number of folks who I simply have not properly said, “Thank You”…to (my apologies for the dangling preposition).  It is my focus moving forward to send more individual thank you’s to folks but I will now (in...
My Deer Grieving Father

My Deer Grieving Father

**This post may not be for everyone.  It may seem inappropriate, detached, “too soon”, insensitive, or simply not right.  Sorry** So, my dad and I were talking on the phone yesterday.  We were going over the wonderful moment when I realized (yesterday)...
What Really Helped Us…Comfort 301

What Really Helped Us…Comfort 301

As time goes on I keep making sure that I am constantly “processing”  and stretching my grief muscle.  Yes, there are times when I look at Trey’s pictures and think, “Oh yeah…that happened.”  I used to call it the...
My Greatest Gift

My Greatest Gift

Yes, the greatest gift is Jesus Christ and He Has Risen!  Crap, wrong holiday.  Anyhow, I just received perhaps the greatest gift I could imagine.  After church Joe and Bella were with me in my (let’s by honest, Rachel’s) room as I changed out of my suit...
We Know Who We Are…

We Know Who We Are…

**Imbedded within this post is an important update as to how we are…read on.** Somebody asked Rachel recently, “So, what’s it like to be a Pastor’s wife?”  What a blessing that question turned out to be!  How was that a blessing? ...