unshakeable

have you ever had a curiosity or a feeling you couldn't shake? i've had this thing that i have wondered, but to act on it meant a bold and calculated move that could not be reversed. so last night i finally did it, after convincing my wife it couldn't possibly be as bad as she was imagining.

conspire with me

A few years back, I was really frustrated with Christmas. It wasn't that we spent a ton of money (my family never really did) but it all seemed so contrived and opposite of how it should be. I didn't think anything would ever change about that. It really hit when I gave someone a gift certificate and they gave me one to the exact same place. What were we doing? I couldn't figure out how we could change anything. Until I found out about this: conspire with me to stop giving presents and start giving presence.

amazing grace

Our good friend Gayle gave the boys a CD this week. We've sung Amazing Grace with them, so they know all the words to the first verse. It was a lot of fun. This is the 2nd time they've heard this track.