When I went to mow the lawn the other day, the kids asked why I’d let the grass get so long.  I told them it was so the elephants would have a place to hide, not really thinking about it.  Of course, with a line like that, the kids wanted to know all about elephants [...]

I’m really enjoying the new Matt Maher album, Alive Again.  A line from one song in particular (Flesh And Bone) has stuck with me:
I met a man who walked on water
Who wore His crown like a blue collar.
I met a man who treated children
Like they were ambassadors to the kingdom.
I wonder how often the church [...]

Last Friday, early in the morning (4:30), we welcomed the newest member of our household: Noelle Joy.  Obviously, we’ve taken some photos, which I’m including below for your enjoyment.  She was born quite quickly – Mandi & I arrived in Labour & Delivery about 4:00am, so that gives you some idea.  No time for drugs [...]

Merry Christmas everyone!  I hope everyone had a great day with family and/or friends.  We had a fun day of food, presents, movies, food and food.  We opened many gifts this morning, both kids were pleased with their haul, as were the adults.
I got most of what I asked for, along with some things I [...]

I’m not the world’s healthiest eater, I’ll be the first to admit, but even I was a little surprised at how tight my waistband was getting.  The bathroom scale verified that I’m the heaviest now that I’ve ever been, and I knew it was time to make a change.  Fortunately, I already know of a [...]

Mandi and I had a good laugh recently on the subject of hobbies – she’s recently taken up running, and not in an “I occasionally break into a jog while I walk the dog” running, but in an “I’ve spent over $350 on running clothes and shoes, and I just bought a bike for when [...]

My grandmother has never been a big woman, but she never looked smaller than when she laid my grandfather to rest this Monday.  My grandfather, on the other hand, was a big man.  Not in his stature, to be sure, but his presence would easily fill a room.
My grandfather was the kind of person who [...]

My grandmother was a consummate collector, so much so that, when she and my grandfather moved out of the house they’d lived in for 40+ years, a company had to be hired to go through their effects to determine what was valuable enough to sell and what should be tossed.  They brought a big Loras [...]

So it’s been a while – I’ve been away,  been busy and been swamped.  Also, I think Twitter has stolen some of my blogging soul…
As readers are aware, I went to Ontario at the end of September to say goodbye to my grandmother.  She passed away at the end of that week, so I’m very [...]

I found out yesterday that my grandmother is not doing well at all, so I’m flying out tonight to see her.  I’ll arrive in Toronto at 6:17am local, which will be 4:17am my time.  Yikes.  Anyway, there likely won’t be anything on the blog posted or commented on this week.  Please pray for my family [...]

Look, I understand the need for fire drills/lockdown drills, but did the school really need to tell my five-yr-old son that the reason they have to practice the drill is because there might be someone in the school trying to kill them?  Yeah, that’s not going to lead to any awkward dinner table questions…

Caleb came home singing a song from kindergarten that I recall from my own time as a 5-yr-old.  When I told him that I’d sung the same song 25-odd years ago, he had a little trouble wrapping his head around that one.  He wanted to know if his teacher had taught me the song also.  [...]