Merry Christmas

I love these sort of light shows. Maybe it’s the music…maybe it’s the coordination…maybe it’s just the sheer amazement at the technology behind the production…but this one in particular I thought was special since it’s music is Amazing Grace. With all the hub-bub of Christmas secularism, this song reminds us of why Jesus came in [...]

“Home, home on the range…umm, err, the block.”

It has been great. The past 5 nights and 6 days in the hospital have not been too bad. The hospital we were in to give birth to our first child has recently, within the past few months no less, completely remodeled their birthing and mother/baby units. Everything was state of the art. The nurses [...]

God always knows what to do

My wife and I just had a baby…okay, well she did most of the work. Anyhoo, due to the somewhat emergency C section, we had a longer stay in the hospital than expected. We were supposed to leave on Sunday. Today is Monday, and tomorrow is the new plan for departure.
In the process, we’ve had [...]

It’s late…or early, depending on how you look at it.

It’s about 3 am. We’re still in the hospital’s Mother/Baby unit. If things had gone as planned, we’d be going home tomorrow (or umm…later today…Sunday). However, due to the C-section, we’ll be here a few more days.
Apparently the hospital’s brnd spankin’ new wi-fi internet only works between the hours of 1 am and 6 am, [...]

What an awesome day!

I was once told that it is very difficult for anyone to truly understand how much God loves us, His children, until we look at our own children with the same love. I think I understand now. Our little girl was born today. Our first child.
We came to the hospital for a scheduled induction on [...]

Baby time

Those of you that know me and my wife, or have been paying close attention to this blog, know that we are expecting our first child very soon. Well, that time is upon us now. We go tonight to the hospital for all the preparatory stuff and tomorrow morning they’ll begin all the drugs and [...]

Sorry…I stink at consistency

It really is a joy to talk through my days with you. It is sort of a journal for me. I went back to read through a few things tonight and am really impressed with some of the things that have come from under my fingers. I hope God can continue to use this small [...]

Me…a preacher? No way.

With the absence of our senior pastor for the month of December…that also means the absence of a preacher. As soon as he left, the rest of the pastors had to get together to make sure we had our bases covered…especially for the busiest month of any minister’s calendar. One thing we noticed…I would be [...]

Blog stats are tanking…

Hey folks…weird title, right? I’ve felt guilty for that masses that have been reading my artilces (like 3, or 4) and I haven’t been faithful in making entries on  a regular basis.
I would normally say, “No excuses, please” for something like this. I will make two, but then move on.
First, as you can see [...]

Messiah Rehearsal Number One

Well, folks, tonight was my first rehearsal beyond the chorus. I’ve worked with them since August…every Monday…so I’m comfortable with them and am confident in them.
Tonight was our first rehearsal with the instrumentalists and soloists. We hired three 1st violins, two 2nd violins, two violas, and one cello. We also have a trumpet player for one [...]