Sep 22
I often get to talk to parents and kids about baptism. I try to give the best spiritual counsel and direction to the kids and parents as a I can. The questions generally center around the child’s readiness to be baptized. But things are somewhat different when you are the parent, as I experienced over …
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Aug 30
Caleb, our baby in the family who is almost 3 years old, was worried. Caleb had a long nap so he was amped up before bed on Wednesday night. Amanda was talking to him about the next day going to coop with the older kids and him going to his classes. The week before he …
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Aug 16
Adam Faughn, a fellow blogger and preacher, asked me to write a guest post for his site A Legacy of Faith. He assigned the interesting topic of “10 Lessons on Parenting from a Small Family Farm.” Adam wrote a post for me this past week on “3 Ways To Turn Off Guests at Worship.” Check …
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Aug 04
Nearly a year ago I wrote about Amanda’s “Weekly Hug Project.” The jest of this project was Amanda having the kids hug a different widow each week before worship. The ministry has been a blessing for the kids and the widows, but Amanda ran into one problem! Landon kept going to the same widow. Landon …
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Jul 01
I don’t like mushrooms, while my wife loves mushrooms. To me all mushrooms are bad and avoid my mouth. But did you know that many mushrooms are poisonous? A couple of types can even cause certain death. The death sounded awful and excruciating too! So not all mushrooms are the same. If you were to …
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Jun 03
I give a lot of thought to how to raise my boys. I am blessed with three sons; currently aged 10,5, and 2. I am also the tender father to an 8 year old little girl who the boys argue is treated differently than them by dad! I say she deserves it, because she is much sweeter! …
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Apr 12
I wanted to share some pictures from our trip to Augusta National golf course on Tuesday of the Masters week. I love watching and playing golf when I can. My oldest son, Austin, shares this passion and he actually has a game to go with it. He was so excited to go and did so …
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Apr 02
Caleb loves peanuts. He developed a habit of getting them out of the pantry and eating them throughout his day. As he is getting older, Amanda has started clamping down more on this habit so he will eat his meals good. The other day it was almost lunch time and Caleb goes to the pantry and …
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Mar 18
We know what it is to have a busy schedule and how it is tough to find time for family devotionals. We don’t do something everyday, but we try to have a short devotional the majority of nights before the kids go to bed. We have been using a product that helps us make it …
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Feb 22
I have not given a farm report since September. I wanted to give an update on the farm and share some reflections on our first year. 1. We have been very pleased with how much of a blessing the farm has been for the kids. We thought that Austin our oldest may not like the …
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