Feb 16
Amanda and I attended the Great Smoky Mountain marriage retreat. This is a retreat put on by the Jacksonville Church of Christ, the same brethren who do Polishing-the-Pulpit. This was a our first retreat to attend. The retreat has grown to two sessions and about 500 couples. We have had a great vacation in the …
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Aug 11
She rises early in the morning just to have a few minutes to herself before her day begins. She loves her job, but most days she wonders if she can do it. She constantly is feeling like someone could do better. She carries the weight of her children’s future success upon her shoulders. She feels …
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May 05
This has to be the most outlandish title post ever on my blog! But this quote was from the source of many of my blog posts–my wife Amanda. We were talking about a particularly upsetting situation, I will say more about later, that prompted this statement. She said there are two times when she doesn’t …
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Mar 16
Amanda heard a verse in ladies’ Bible class that encouraged her heart. It was . . . “But the LORD said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart.” …
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Jul 26
Over the last several years, we have gotten into running. Amanda is a better runner than me. She has completed two half-marathons. Yet, running is something we do together, though it is rarely side-by-side. Most of the time, because of small kids, we run at separate times. Sometimes, when we are with family, we will …
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Dec 31
I love the date — January 1st. It has always been the start of a new year. I like new years, because they are filled with opportunity, potential, and dreams. It was a fun day when I was in college as we would often be with friends playing sports or hanging out. It was crowned …
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