Category: Family

• April 4, 2011

  Second Chances

  Last week I wrote a post called “Especially When They Don’t” detailing a heartbreaking loss for “the boy” in a recent tournament game. I gave the full play-by-play in that post, but the short of it was that he missed the game tying free throw…twice. He was crushed and I was crushed for him. Yet…

• March 27, 2011

  Especially When They Don’t

  I remember before “the boy” was born I read a quote by Sports Illustrated writer Rick Reilly. The quote stuck with me. I remember thinking “get ready for that day” and wondering how I would handle it. “That day” came this weekend. First the quote…. “We are here to be there for our kid when…

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  March 3, 2011

  Beautiful

  Saturday marks the one year anniversary of the day that my Mom took her final breath on earth and entered into the very presence of her King and her Savior. She crossed the finish line. She heard “well done my good and faithful servant”. Any brokenness healed. Any pain now gone. Any spot removed. Any…