The Way

When I think of seasons, there are many images that come to mind. The natural, physical weather seasons definitely can paint a picture whether it be Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall. Most of you who know me, know that warmer seasons are too my liking. As I get older, people talk about seasons of life. Sondra and I are now out of the child-rearing season for the most part and definitely out of the child-bearing season unless God decides to play a practical joke. Sports have their seasons as well and I know many of my friends are huge college football fans, but college basketball is my favorite season. I like football. I love basketball. It is a good season right now for me. Go MIZZOU! Ministry has seasons too it seems. And, at times, those seasons are not clearly marked like the seasons in a year or the seasons of life. These ministry seasons can get a little murky at times and actually confusing if one is prone to focus on the situations/circumstances rather than the One who c...

Here we are at 2013 and how amazingly quick 2012 was in so many ways. A year ago today, Shelbi and I were in San Francisco "on one last trip before you get married"excursion. She was not even engaged yet, but this dad knew, that by year's end, Shelbi would add a new last name. We had a great time out there and in April, Mark popped the question and in August, well, if you follow this blog at all, you know that we enjoyed a glorious day at Mark and Shelbi's wedding . 2012 brought on some new adventures for us as a family too. We said so long to Evelyn in May (the Chinese student who spent the school year with us) and said Hello to Alysha Cook . She has been with us since July and we are thankful that God put us all together. She has picked up a new name while here so if you see her, just call her Lily. I took on a new role at work and am excited to see what God allows us to be a part of in making a difference in cities. Actually, I get back at it Jan 2. It is a f...