Here are some highlights from the past few days. Sunday: Nearly 300 men came to the altar to pick up a “SixIn6” coin and commit to pray daily until God gives us the six million dollars needed to pay our loan over the next six years. Each time they feel the coin in their pocket,… Read More »
Liam (Part 2)
Liam
Last night Liam went to sleep holding my hand. Since I was the last one to tell him goodnight, I decided to lay on the bed with him for a little while. Within five minutes he was sound asleep. During those same five minutes I recalled dozens of memories from his first two years when… Read More »
Lost Toys
Our four year old grandson, Liam, recently lost the privilege of playing with his toys. He chose to disobey his parents and it’s now costing him. They had purchased a birthday gift for one of Liam’s friends from school and put it up high out of his reach for safe keeping. They also told Liam… Read More »
Staying Connected
Technology is a blessing, even with the added work and distractions it creates. The advantages simply outweigh the downside. For instance our daughter and her family live in Italy. Twenty years ago our communication with them would have been limited to letters and expensive phone calls. Now we Skype with them several times a week,… Read More »
Goodbyes
“Bye.” Liam repeated that word several times from the front porch where we were standing as Steven and Sara got in their car and drove away. They were heading home to Columbia after having said their goodbyes to Evan, Jacqueline, and Liam who are returning to Italy later this week. He waved in their direction… Read More »
A Special Moment – A Special Relationship
While watching the “Space Buddies” movie (picture below) the other night – Oh, you haven’t seen it. Well, it’s about these rambunctious pups who’ve stared in a few movies. They talk to each other and get into all kinds of trouble. In this movie they “accidentally” end up on a space shuttle and take a… Read More »
Liam Is Growing And Changing
Tuesday morning we spoke to Jacqueline and Liam in Italy via Skype. Liam had just finished eating lunch and the evidence was on his face. After a few minutes passed I asked him if he had gotten the police car I sent him with our last package. He ran to get it, returning with the… Read More »