A Reminder of the Adventure
In 2016, our church produced a video with Jocelyn’s story of our early journey with Julia. Watching it ten years later, I was reminded again that, though I’ve learned a lot, there is so much more…
Christmas Greetings
In the last hours of Advent, I sat in the cool darkness of the morning to reflect on how badly we need the miracle that would come…
Rest and Take Heart
Heavy day for a lot of us. It was a chance encounter with a sunflower that lifted my spirits a bit.
Far More to Teach Us…
A recent conversation on leadership turned quickly from abstraction to something deeply personal – and reminded me of a long-held conviction.
A “Banquet of Misfits”
It was a simple weekend meal of cheese pizza and Thai food; but the guests were the ones God most wanted there. On World Down Syndrome Day, I hope that we all get a chance to experience a banquet like this…
Christmas Greetings
A hard reality came into focus for me this year that will be difficult to live out without a lot of help from above. The Christmas season reminds us that, despite evidence to the contrary, we are not alone in making the world more beautiful. But first, we need to be thrilled by Hope.
World Down Syndrome Day & What Julia Does for Me
As a dad, I have spent the last 13+ years teaching my kid as best I can. But what I found is that she has a heck of a lot more to teach me. Here are the latest ways she’s been taking me to school…
Hope Gets a Facelift
Despite the ugliness that happened on the east end of the National Mall three years ago, an opportunity for healing is still at work on the west end…
Christmas Greetings
In a hard emotional season, I was reminded of a heavenly paradox: the journey from “fitting in” to experiencing real belonging in my life is in the direction of my teenage daughter with a condition that unenlightened society relegates to irrelevance.
The Joy of Giving It Away…
For years, I’ve carried a camera (like, all the time) and engaged in the simple act of occasionally giving away an image or two to people I meet. I recently had just such an exchange that gave me a whole new perspective and it’s deepened my commitment to intentionally giving it away…