Category Archives: family life
big city adventure
tonight i go to bed a kansan. tomorrow night i will sleep as a missourian for the first time ever. when i took the job at watkins mill, we planned to move to missouri to give me a shorter drive. … Continue reading
checking in, pushing pause, turning the page
leaning into the challenge. today marks the end of my first 6 months on my new job. there were multiple times during the first couple of months when i had serious doubts i would make it, but around the first … Continue reading
my grown-up Christmas
for the first time since i moved to kansas in 1979, i did not wake up today (Christmas morning) at my parents’ house. it’s quite possible i have experienced selective amnesia on this, but i’m pretty sure it’s true. actually, … Continue reading
halloween isn’t so bad after all. i guess.
let’s be honest. halloween is about my least favorite “major” holiday. (assuming you don’t count ones that nobody really cares about except for the sale at nebraska furniture mart, or the ones created by hallmark.) for the past week, the … Continue reading
keeping it one hundred
amidst the culture shock of new faces, new roles, and new terminology, i’m also learning (or re-learning from my days long ago working in a group home) some new phrases from what i guess you could call hip hop culture. … Continue reading
dispatches from beyond the comfort zone
day 1 – monday aug. 2 oh boy – here goes nothing. at least i didn’t get lost, although the gps took me some bizarre way through an unmarked gate. i think i better write down the directions from people … Continue reading
words to build a life on
this was a weird week. i never know what to expect when i head to youthfront for a week of camp, but this year was unusual. while i have had to leave camp a couple times, including once to deal … Continue reading
big boy pants (doing hard things)
i have a full time job. for most of my marriage to rene, i haven’t been able to say that. but it’s finally true! on august 2, i start in a position as a “youth specialist” at a facility in … Continue reading
inconvenient truth about Jesus camp
as oh-so-cleverly alluded to in my title today, i recently watched the documentaries an inconvenient truth and Jesus camp. (those links are amazon associate links, which will make me a very modest commission should you choose to purchase via my … Continue reading
i have a dream
i am happy to join with you today with the utmost respect for the day we celebrate our independence as a nation. inspired by the great civil rights leader whose impact i could never hope to duplicate, nevertheless I believe … Continue reading
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