Summer in the life of a youth pastor/ deacon/ director is hard. May's busyness leads into Graduate Recognition, Confirmation, Assemblies, and the last minute push & pull to make sure that reg…

Sweet summer break is here! We've spent the first full week of summer break with 4/5 of our family being sick with a tummy bug. Yuck! Not a fun way to start our summer, but honestly, I'd rath…

It is late spring and soon summer will quickly be upon us! Your family probably already has your vacations lined up as you prepare to return to your favorite places.  Me- well, I'm still dreaming …

My, how time does certainly fly. This picture was taken August 2019. A lot of life has happened since then, but 2010 was the last time I got up to the Shenandoah Valley portion of Virginia. I am excit…

Hey there, friends! Happy Friday to you! You know what's funny? It just dawned on me that today is Friday. Most everyone probably spends all week counting down to Friday, and here I am, not even …