One year my family had the unexpected pleasure of hosting a nest belonging to a lovely pair of Carolina wrens. The couple, who mates for life, worked together to build a home for their nestlings. The male gathered a diversity of building supplies and brought them to his mate who fashioned the twigs, leaves, weeds,…
If you are a follower of Jesus, you are more than likely familiar with the story of Paul’s conversion from Enemy of the Believers to Evangelist to the Gentiles. For reference I’ve shared the account of Paul’s conversion below. Acts 9:1-19 Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples. He went to…
As a family, one of our favorite traveling traditions is the search for “Hole in the Wall” restaurants. We always try to schedule time into our travels to find a hidden gem along our driving route. We have never been disappointed with our finds because our goal is simple, to go somewhere we have never…
It is January 1, 2025, the beginning of a new year. Thankfully for me this is simple. I just had to wake up this morning and do pretty much what I do every other morning of the year. Some beginnings are like that, simple. Some beginnings are exciting like when I held my son in…