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Daddy’s Big Little Baby Girl
On Friday, we went out to eat and ordered something from the kids menu for Laura Marie for the first time. On Saturday, she drank baby formula for the last time. On Sunday, Carolyn turned around the car seats in both of our cars and Laura Marie went for her first car ride facing forward.… Continue reading
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I’m Totally Not In Second Grade Anymore
When I was in second grade, I was pretty good at soccer. But today I learned the hard way that there’s a pretty big difference between being eight years old and being 35. I went to the local elementary school to spend some time with the second-grade boy I’m mentoring. We went outside to kick… Continue reading
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Overcoming Fear of Public Speaking
This morning the graduating pre-K class at the Training Station was rehearsing for their graduation program. They’re doing a poem where each kid goes up one at a time and recites a stanza to a poem. They got to talking about what to do if any of them should get nervous when they get up… Continue reading
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Falling On Our Knees
At CrossWay on Sunday we talked about dying to our sin-riddled selves and being given new life in Christ. We read the really strange story in Acts 20:7-12 and then walked through Romans 6:1-14. The highlight of the day for me came at the end of the second service. When we reached our prayer time… Continue reading
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Three Years at CrossWay Church
Three years ago today was my first Sunday at CrossWay Church. It’s the longest I’ve been on staff at a church. (I was on staff at two other churches for almost three years.) At the other two churches where I was a staff pastor, I could feel the end of my time approaching. It’s kind… Continue reading
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Why I Should Just Stick to Americanese
Today I had one of my I’m-such-an-ignorant-American moments. Laura Marie and I were at the park and I was pushing her on the swing. Another little girl was on the swing next to her. I tried talking to her grandmother, who was pushing her on the swing, and the woman replied with an accent, “I… Continue reading
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Shorebirds & Sunburns
Today I went to the Shorebirds game with one of the dads from the Training Station, and with his three-year-old son. I got my first sunburn of the year. It was a sunny day, and it takes a long time to watch the Shorebirds give up 12 runs. Continue reading
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Ailing Hydettes
My girls are sick. 😦 Whenever Laura Marie gets sick, it’s a pretty sure thing that Carolyn will get sick because the baby likes to sneeze on her. She can be sitting near Carolyn and looking the opposite direction, but when she sneezes she turns toward Carolyn and blasts her. I’ll be in another room… Continue reading
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The God of This City
Yesterday at CrossWay we talked about the vision for our church. We read Acts 18:5-11, in which God appears to Paul in a vision and tells him that He has many people in the city of Corinth, where Paul was preaching. God is the God of that city, and He is the God of our… Continue reading
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Nickels 4 Neighbors… Dollars 4 Daughters
Each week at CrossWay we have a children’s offering called Nickels 4 Neighbors. It’s something that our conference does. All 34 churches in the conference collect this offering each week, and every six months we give it to a ministry that benefits children. It’s really cool to see all the kids come up each week… Continue reading
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