Taken from a recent post from Alicia Guevara, Sabrina drew the short straw last night. Last shower. And the sibs who went before her took loooong longity-long showers. The hot water was gone. But she needed a shower. She had spilled paint all over herself in art class, and I’m pretty sure she forgot deodorant yesterday. And…
Our youngest son is five-years-old. And like many kids his age, he has trouble pronouncing certain sounds… Like “R.” Which is especially sad, because his name is Harvey. The other night, Harvey was telling me how he was excited about showing his class how he is learning to juggle. He has two stuffed animal lambs…
I get to help (again) with the boys’ maturation classes at OTE today! Maybe I shouldn’t sound too excited about it but the truth is, I love awkward conversations! As a dad of growing boys, I’ve had to peel the layers of truth out for them as my older two sons are moving into adolescence….
I was walking my kids into their school the other morning and I like to greet the other kids as they are walking in. “Good morning,” I say. Or,”You make it buddy/sweetie, good job getting up this morning!” My kids are tolerant of my outgoing nature but someday they might be embarrassed—but thankfully, not yet!…
As a dad of 5 too-quickly growing kids, I know parenting is a wild ride. What’s especially challenging about it is that most of us are unprepared for the stresses and blesses of raising a family. Me, for example: I had no dad at home for my whole life. I’ve had to “wing it” and…
How do we begin to walk and work with God, especially in dangerous places? Based on the documentary The Insanity of God, this 6-session Bible study presents missionary Nik Ripken sharing true stories of people who are suffering for the name of Jesus. This study is an invitation to open your heart, your mind, and…
Wow! We had awesome teams out there make huge projects happen for our Round Rock Neighborhoods. Met so many wonderful families too! _Sarah Beth, Restoration’s LOVE THE ROCK Coordinator See pics here!
Having your serve broken in tennis is a disadvantage, but in The Story, it’s different…
This year, my wife and I sending 4 of our 5 kids to Midsouth Covenant Camp—This is a record for us! But ours isn’t the only record being set this summer at camp… 2016 Midsouth Camp By the Numbers: Conference wide, we’re sending 119 kids to camp—the most campers this century! Restoration is sending 26 kids…
