We had two small children. My wife, Charlotte, stayed at home with them. I was working with a church that was a wonderful place to be but in many ways was consuming me. (I don’t mean for this statement to be a reflection on that church. Rather, it had more to do with my inexperience… Continue reading Marriage: What I’ve Learned at 30 Years (Part 3)
Category: My Family
Memphis Surprise
On Sunday afternoon, I made a very quick trip to Memphis, Tennessee, to speak at the funeral of my second cousin. Her name was Anna Maye Johnson. She had lived in Memphis for many years. She never married. She was a librarian for thirty years for the City of Memphis Public Library System. She also produced… Continue reading Memphis Surprise
Marriage: What I’ve Learned at 30 Years (Part 1)
In August, my wife Charlotte and I will have been married thirty years. Now that seems unbelievable. In many respects, it seems like yesterday that we got married. Yet, it has been three decades. I want to reflect on this in several posts. I am going to do this in an interview format. You and… Continue reading Marriage: What I’ve Learned at 30 Years (Part 1)
What’s Your Home Like?
Every home has an atmosphere. Now we do understand that about a house. We set the thermostat on the heater/air conditioner. (I can hear our unit at work in the background even as I type these words.) We are conscious of smells, the air we breathe in our home, etc. We notice when the… Continue reading What’s Your Home Like?
Who Has Influenced You?
Tomorrow afternoon, we will go to Oklahoma City to see our younger daughter who will be returning to the university (Oklahoma Christian University) after being away for about four months in their study abroad program. She has been to China, Japan, New Zealand, and Australia. For one month, she lived with a wonderful Japanese family… Continue reading Who Has Influenced You?
Using Wisdom with Children
A few weeks ago in a post on parenting, Liam asked me elaborate on one particular comment. I decided to elaborate in a new post. I mentioned in the post that one of the things that I have learned as a parent is this: I wish that I had not made such a big deal… Continue reading Using Wisdom with Children
A Slice of Life
I was tagged by L.L. Barkat to do some history. I will think I will follow her format in her post "Bridge to the Past." 30 years ago, I wasn’t blogging. I had been living in Texas and was driving a UPS truck in downtown Dallas. I had graduated from the University of North Texas… Continue reading A Slice of Life
Bungee
My younger daughter, Jamie — a student at Oklahoma Christian University, has been in their study abroad program this semester. By December 6, she will have spent weeks in China, Japan, New Zealand, and Australia. She is presently in New Zealand. The other day she called and said she would be in Hong Kong for… Continue reading Bungee
On Being a Parent
I just got back from lunch. Rudy’s Bar-B-Q. I was with a good friend. He is a good husband and a good father. In fact, he is a fine man. We talked about being a father to children. It is very difficult. I thought about my own children and the ups and downs that we… Continue reading On Being a Parent
Cheering Others On
On Friday afternoon, we drove to Dallas-Fort Worth Airport to pick up Jamie (our younger daughter) as she returned from Ghana. (She also spent a wonderful week in Scotland on her return.) She spent three weeks working in the Village of Hope. Picture hundreds of children in this place having the opportunity for an education,… Continue reading Cheering Others On