The last time I wrote, I posed this question: Wouldn’t it be nice if our first inclination was to love our spouse in the way he or she needed to be loved? Let’s probe that a bit deeper. First, wouldn’t if be nice if our first inclination was to love another? Secondly, wouldn’t it be…
There are nights when I work late, sometimes not touching the cold January door knob of my home until 8:45 PM. Meanwhile one of my daughters fights off sleep to wait up for me. She listens for my whisper as I walk in the house, “Are the girls asleep yet?” The next thing my wife…
Once upon a time there lived two couples. You may have heard of Jim and Elisabeth Elliot. The often quoted phrase “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose” is attributed to Jim and the work he and Elisabeth committed their lives toward. They spent their…
I proposed during the week of Thanksgiving nine years ago. Early on in our relationship, Shannon and I had imagined what it would be like to sit on a couch on a beach while waves crashed against the sand. We envisioned the sunset giving way to stars that sparkled like diamonds and the moon’s reflection…
One day my daughter will be able to articulate the many ways I have failed her as a father. Today, though, I write about a time I got it right. Bedtime with my kids is among my favorite moments of the day. I love making up stories, horsey rides on my back, and last kisses…
