Sung Promises & Comfort

Posted in: family, Music- Jan 17, 2011 No Comments

I often set my iTunes to “shuffle mode” to let it pick songs randomly and this evening it grabbed an impromptu MP3 recording that I had made back in early 2007. This was recording features all of Sarah’s immediate family gathered around the hospital bed of her brother Andrew Hilleke back in 2007. Hillekes singing [...]

The Bradley Method…

Posted in: family, General, health, opining- Sep 25, 2010 1 Comment

Well, this post has been four months in the making for several reasons: 1.) I just haven’t made it a priority to post and 2.) I wanted to let some time pass and write about it after the newness and excitement had worn down. Sarah and I began taking the Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth [...]

Christmas Needs More Than A Day…

Posted in: church, family, opining- Dec 23, 2009 No Comments

We celebrate our veterans for a day. We celebrate our nation’s independence for a day. Just about every governmental holiday is observed by a single day. As Christians, even if the government doesn’t see the significance, we need to make every effort to stretch Christmas and Easter to it’s full season of celebrating. Otherwise, some [...]

Focus on THE Family…

Posted in: church, family, worship- Dec 01, 2009 No Comments

Dr. James Dobson’s “Focus on the Family,” is right to want to bring focus to the family. The question I raise in this little blurb is, “Which Family?” Are we focusing on the Richey family or the Family of God—the Church. The Church family is getting the short end of the stick it seems when [...]