Category Archives: Community

Tidbits of Wisdom from a 50-Year-Old

June 12, 2008 – 9:51 pm

I had the distinct privilege of hanging out with one of my Florida buddies for his birthday last night. He celebrated his birthday in the morning as he does every year with a no-hands front-flip.
Kevin Conklin is unique both in that he looks 40 instead of 50, and that he is in better shape than most people [...]

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Grandmother 2.0

March 26, 2008 – 10:06 am

(Mom, I know you are reading this, but I just had to blog this.)
So while laying in the bath (don’t picture it) catching up on my email on my iPhone this morning I get this from my Skype-friendly mother:
>> I noticed that your location on Twitter is still Frisco. I enjoy
>> reading it. Did you [...]

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What is RAGBRAI?

August 24, 2007 – 2:44 pm

“What is RAGBRAI” is a question worth answering. I will be riding it at the end of next July. Wikipedia says one thing and the RAGBRAI web site says another, but let me give you my version.
It’s buses and buses and buses of people. It’s the craziest costumes you will hopefully ever see. It’s bike [...]

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We Are Almost Packed

August 24, 2007 – 1:37 pm

5 days and counting until the movers come to load our stuff and we make the five day journey with kids to south Florida. Friends are helping with babysitting while we pack, and we are saying our goodbyes through tears of sadness and joy. People have been so kind to share their love for us [...]

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Fallen But Not Forgotten

July 31, 2007 – 11:34 am

In the decision to move to Florida to work for Christ Fellowship, I had to deal with some feelings of unworthiness that I had not faced in a long time. When God tees up a sweet shot for you, it is sometimes tough to think you are the right person to take the swing. In [...]

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A New Job and Neighborhood

July 26, 2007 – 4:07 pm

Word is starting to get out a bit that I have resigned my position with Stonebriar Community Church this week and accepted a position with the 30th largest church in the US. We wanted to let all of you know this as early in the process as possible, but also had some details to work [...]

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Discovering Family Values

July 5, 2007 – 11:40 am

With our recent time in the hospital came some moments of down-time that really made me wonder what I value. In fact, not only what I value, but what we as a family value. Ashley and I had spent much time considering the question and verbalizing to one another what we believe and what we [...]

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Update on Our Youngest Daughter

June 24, 2007 – 10:50 pm

First of all, thank you for your support and interest in how our 15 month old has been doing since her time in the hospital.
We have had 3 doctor visits since we were released, and Sydney is doing well on a day to day basis. Her upper airway has been inspected three times, and all [...]

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