Archive for the ‘ Family ’ Category
I was listening to a Francis Chan sermon recently and he made a statement that has been lingering in me these past few days. He said that the best things in our lives aren’t things planned by us. I’ve been thinking about it and doing little mental experiments as if to put his theory to [ READ MORE ]
So my dad is writing his life memoir. It’s a combination of my proposing that he write down his life story for his grandchildren and not having a whole lot to do. I think having an uncle [his younger brother] who is a well-regarded, published scientist might also be spurring him on to write something [ READ MORE ]
Today is a bit harder than I imagined. It’s the fifth anniversary of my mom passing away. Walking through our family’s home in Fresno reminds me of little things my mom does. I get images of her doing chores, walking down the hallway and doing her morning exercises in the backyard. I know this goes [ READ MORE ]
I went to our weekly basketball game with the guys last night. And came in a little tired – both physically and emotionally. I wasn’t playing a clean game, reflexes slow. On a break between games I was talking with a guy whom we rent-share with for the gym. I had gotten to know him [ READ MORE ]
Just to finish a thread on my mom… I was rereading a post I put up a year ago. And I unintentional wrote this right around Christmas time last year. I know it’s kinda cheater to repost an old blogpost. But hells-bells, who makes the rules here? I see tons of tweets get recycled over [ READ MORE ]
Christmas has always been a tough season for me. Part of it has to do with always feeling that Christmas and Easter are like finals week for pastors. The irony is that we’re not really setup for grandiose Christmas productions and earth-shattering alter calls. But it always just adds a little stress – proof that [ READ MORE ]
I always crave to hear about my parents’ history… how they ended up where they are at. And whenever I ask them questions like, “How did you get together?” or “Why did you make this decision?” it’s always followed by a very short and undescriptive response. Did they not want to share the foibles and [ READ MORE ]
I know that it was just Father’s Day, but I went through some old files and found an old post that I meant for Mother’s Day… so here goes: It’s been a while since I’ve shed a tear for mom. But as cliché as it is, Mother’s Day still does it. And it’s a simple [ READ MORE ]
I was having lunch with a friend… eating well and having good conversation. And we slowly migrated to talking about God… and eventually to discussing what it means to really connect with God. And the question came up, “How do you really experience God’s love?” I wasn’t all that sure how to respond. If there [ READ MORE ]
It’s another Mother’s Day and I miss my mom. I still long to sit next to her and hear her voice. I still remember her sweet verbal elongations in my head and how reassuring her presence was in my life. I ordered mom some flowers this year [for Dad to take to the gravesite]. I [ READ MORE ]
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