Last night my 9 year old said, "I left my math homework at school, but I'm not worried about it right now. That's Future Me's problem and I can't do anything about it. Future Me will just have to deal with it tomorrow."
Category: Family
Sexiest Thing I’ve Ever Done… Grocery Shopping?!
The day started out normal enough. It was stormy last night so none of us slept well. The kids were in our room by 3am asking to crawl into bed with Mom and Dad. One succeeded and the other two huddled together in the toddler's room next door. At daybreak, we hit the snooze button a few …
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Marriage and Family Resources
Here is a list of resources that have been a tremendous help in our marriage and as we raise a family (books are listed in no particular order). We sincerely hope these Christ-centered resources will help you as much as they have helped us. If you haven't read my post about some of these resources in action, …
When Life Lessons Backfire
I took all three kids to Stevi B's (pizza buffet/arcade) by myself this week to give my wife a break (and let's be honest, to earn a few brownie points in the process). Part of the proceeds would benefit their school and the pizza is good, but the real reason the kids like Stevie B's is the arcade. You've been …
James W. Ingram – My Tribute
You'll find below my sermon notes from the eulogy delivered at my grandfather's funeral on May 9, 2014. I share them for posterity, to let people know more about the greatest man I ever knew, and in hopes that one day my children can look back at this report and learn more about a man who loved …
Sharing our Adoption Story
I was so blessed to have the opportunity to share our adoption story at my church, Nazareth Baptist, this evening. It's a rare thing for the worship leader to step behind the pulpit and have the senior pastor lead the music, but God has given us a wonderfully talented staff. Each with his or her …
Our Foster Care to Adoption Journey – Part 4
If you haven't read the other 3 posts, a great place to start is in the beginning. ANTICIPATION After the ISP meeting at the courthouse, Matthew's biological mom began to realize that this case would not last much longer. They had coasted for 13 months, and time was running out. During our GPS training classes …
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Our Foster Care to Adoption Journey – Part 3
If you haven't read them already, check out Part 1 and Part 2. The cart doesn't pull the ox. CALLING THE PARENTS With sweaty palms I dialed their cell phone number. It rang a few times and went to voicemail. I don't blame them; if it's an unknown number, I let my incoming calls go to …
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Our Foster Care to Adoption Journey – Part 2
Continued from Part 1 CALLING DHR I contacted our local Department of Human Resources and discovered that the timing couldn't have been better. The 10-week course that was required to become a licensed foster home was about to start, so we signed up to attend the first class in May of 2011. The Group Parenting …
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Our Foster Care to Adoption Journey – Part 1
If there was anything we learned in our foster parent training with DHR (Department of Human Resources) it was, "every case is different". It was our instructor's favorite answer to any question during our 10-weeks of classes, and that answer most definitely applies to here. We realize that our case is not "the norm", but …
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