I've been away from the blog for awhile now. In that time, "life" happened. There are many stories to tell but some of them are more private than others. The subject of "These Eyes" went through a season no father would wish their child to go through. I'll share the full story one day but [...]
A few favorites from the book Rules for My Unborn Son.1. Never shake a man’s hand sitting down.2. There are plenty of ways to enter a pool. The stairs ain’t one.3. The man at the grill is the closest thing we have to a king.4. In a negotiation, never make the first offer.5. Act like you've [...]
Here we are again. Where did the summer go? Maybe you're getting ready to send your first-born off to school. You might be sending your oldest to college. Maybe you home school and you're ramping up for another year. Wherever this post finds you, I thought I might share the 6 things that I firmly [...]
I shared in my last post that I am leaving one company and joining another one. I also shared that this is a difficult transition because I hold my current CEO in the highest regard. He is a man of incredible integrity. He's a tremendous leader, husband and father to 5 girls. Sitting at his [...]
Tough week last week. When I say "tough" I'm always quick to point out that the word is very relative. Last week was one of those weeks where you're looking for that chapter in the parenting manual that covers how to handle certain situations. Truth is there is no manual. An even bigger truth is [...]
14 years ago today I looked into the eyes of my first born child. I rejoiced in God blessing us with a son. I could not believe that we were now parents. I didn't get an instruction manual or a "dummies guide to parenting." I didn't have a clue what I was doing. And I [...]
Oops we did it again!! Last Thanksgiving we had an idea and now it's annual event. I started receiving emails for all of the local races so I thought I better start spreading the word that we will indeed host our second annual Free Family Turkey Trot this year. Despite the cold weather, last year was [...]
Here we are again. Where did the summer go? Maybe you're getting ready to send your first born off to school. You might be sending your oldest to college. Maybe you homeschool and you're ramping up for another year. Wherever this post finds you, I thought I might share the 6 things that I firmly [...]
Fathers Day is this Sunday. How do you possibly honor your father for all he has done? Especially when you are a father now and know the requirements of the job. Today I wondered what the greatest lesson my father ever taught me was. The answer was simple and it took very little thought. Before I [...]
On June 14th, 17 years ago, remarkably, Heather Anderson said "I do" and we've been dancin' in the minefields ever since. Even after 4 years of long distance dating, we had no idea what we were getting into. On that day we didn't know we'd eventually be parenting a boy and two girls. Heather didn't [...]
We arrived home safely last night after a week in the Outer Banks. In case you missed it, I covered why this trip was important (HERE). I also gave a mid-week update of some of the not-so-brilliant moments (HERE). It was an incredible week on so many levels. I once again was reminded who I [...]
We've had an incredible week here in The Outer Banks. Because social media can paint a picture, I find it very important to keep it real. I guess I felt led tonight to share some of the "behind the scenes" and real photos so no one thinks our vacations are all hearts and stars. Just [...]
Today we celebrate 11 years that these eyes have been a part of our lives. It's going too fast. Way too fast. These eyes captured me the first time I saw them These eyes ushered in being the father of a daughter for the first time These eyes teach me about compassion, joy, sensitivity [...]
I was standing in the grocery store a few minutes ago, looking at Mother's Day cards. What a sobering moment that turned out to be. Tomorrow, I will pause to reflect and remember my mom. Maybe you too will "celebrate" their life while mourning the loss. When I returned home, I pulled up this excerpt of [...]
I decided to do something new this year as we enter the week leading up to Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Because one of the greatest gifts that happen on Calvary was the gift of grace, I'm going to take each day this week and focus on that. I thought it would be good to [...]
9 years ago I launched this blog. Actually this isn't the one that I launched. It started over on blogspot.com, it was named something different. Over the years it has changed and moved to where it is today. All of that really isn't important. I bring that up because I created this blog 9 years [...]
