I just needed to share this. I had a bike exactly like this when I was 11 years old. Complete with stick-shift and shock absorber. Now, I drive an Acura, and I think liked my bike better. Smaller carbon footprint.

We purchased the Christmas tree yesterday, and had brief moments of happy family togetherness. Shown here are Nancy and I mimicking the photo pose of all local teenagers. If I am flashing a gang sign, it would be for a gang of slightly pudgy middle age white balding guys; The Caucasian Homeys. Although it looks … Continue reading Family Christmas Traditions

Water polo. Alabama. 8th grade. The Big Apple. Softball. Soccer. Ordination. Considering private school. Junior year, college ahead. A loss. A legacy. A Future and a Hope. Random words? Not for us. These are the words and phrases that have defined the past year in the life of our family.Heather, almost 14 and in the … Continue reading Cyber Christmas Greetings for 2007

This year I have realized, perhaps in a clearer way, that Christmas is all screwed up.By this, I mean our American version of Christmas, which is centered mostly around an unreal, romantic, warm and fuzzy Winter Solstice celebration of consumption and alleged family togetherness.Consider if you will the 25 Most Popular Christmas Songs. Lots of … Continue reading Simple Christmas – We Should Be Different

Its Christmas time. Advent. A time of expectation. But what are we expecting?There are lots of souls this Christmas who have very little in expectations. A meal, a warm bed, a smile, perhaps a hand up. And we have role in helping.Make your Christmas simple. Go here. Watch the video, all the way to the … Continue reading Something Simple At Christmas

For more that a decade, "In The Bleak Midwinter" has been one of my favorite carols. I love this song both for its stirring description of the entry into history of a majestic God in the form of a helpless baby, and for the deeply personal response that this song suggests. Can we, can I … Continue reading Give Him My Heart

I want this man to teach my kids. I will take passion over conformity any day.

This past Sunday was the first Sunday in Advent. I did not give it much thought, until much later in the day.My wife and I are in the midst of raising two teenagers and all the busy-ness that this involves. I have forgotten where this all started, almost 17 years ago.Right around this time of … Continue reading Advent Expecting

Reality has returned. The sun again rises in the east, and just as winter means colder weather, SC has again beat UCLA.For those of you concerned that last year's Bruin victory had resulted in a cataclysmic imbalance in the universe - you can rest easy, all is back to normal. The sun still rises in … Continue reading Post Game Wrap Up

Change is in the air, and it is a welcome thing. The other day I opened the Wall Street Journal and spotted a full page ad, pictured at left.I felt like I was standing in a fresh fall breeze, even though I was very much indoors at the time. Right there in the Journal, the … Continue reading Simple Christmas