Do you know that I love you?

One of my sons crawled in my bed tonight after being told multiple times to get in his own bed. I normally have to be firm on this because he does it a lot. It doesn’t upset me, really. I love that he likes to be close to his mom and dad. He’s still at …

Love is Labor

“We remember before our God and Father your work produced by FAITH, your labor prompted by LOVE, and your endurance inspired by HOPE in our Lord Jesus Christ.” ‭‭1 Thessalonians‬ ‭1:3‬, NIV The work produced by faith is hard proof that can be seen and evaluated. The labor produced by love is a constant state …

First Date

Click the link to listen as a soundtrack for this post. We were freshman, it was April of '96, and she'd just turned 18. I fell in love with her reading Calvin and Hobbes while sharing an oversized chair at a Barnes and Noble in Springfield Missouri. I don't know if it was strategic on my …

Hate to Love

Can you think of a time where a friendship was forged in your own life over something you both mutually hated? It's not the ideal way to form a friendship because of the inevitable slander that takes place but if you find someone you really want to connect with, feeling around in the dark to …

Tim and Beka Holman 20th Anniversary

From life's bramble bush I picked a rose.

How to Apologize like a Boss

While driving my son back from an orthodontist appointment he pointed out a grammatical error on a sign over a feeding center owned and operated by a local church.  The sign says "Fishes 'N' Loaves".  I wonder how many people see that sign and completely discount that church as irrelevant based on nothing else.  For all we …

Lucky

I'm sitting here trying to get some work done while listening to a playlist on Spotify called Peaceful Piano.  Isn't it amazing how a simple melody from a piano can stir the heart to tears? Just me...? I'm transported back to my college years sitting in a practice room where my wife, then girlfriend, would …

How to Put the Happy Back Into Thanksgiving

Are you prone to unhappiness, momentary depression, or even long seasons of despondency?  I found your new drug but you can't get it at CVS, Walgreen's, Amazon, or Target.  If anything those places may make your situation worse.  What I'm talking about is not in pill form and non-habit forming.  It's called gratitude. "Praise ye …

The High’s and Low’s of Having a Boss that’s Younger than You

Two years ago I was out of work and landed a catering job at the University in town.  It was quite a drop in wage but it was exactly what I needed at the point.  My wife and I had opted for vacational (as opposed to vocational) ministry for the latter half of 2015.  The …

2 Ways to React to Bitterness

You're good.  You're not just good, you're exceptional.  A cut above the other really talented people.  A torque-tight set of skills, but... There's a few others in line before you. The bronze medal is an accomplishment that not many ever have the resilience to reach, but it ain't gold. The day you find out you're …