I regularly make reference to lessons I have learned throughout my life from my dad, and more often than not, it comes in the form of a quote. I will be addressing a situation, speaking about a topic, or giving counsel or advice to someone, and I will say something like, “My dad used to […]
“I think I want to write books.” That was my answer to my dad’s question. I had completed my seminary master’s degree in marriage, family, and personal counseling and had started working in my first counseling job. However, I was still wrestling with my future goals and where I ultimately wanted to be in my life. Writing books sounded […]
Early in my marriage, my wife and my mother were having a conversation about me (always a scary thought), when my wife commented about how annoying it was that I would wiggle my feet while I went to sleep, which of course made it difficult for her to fall asleep. My mother replied, “His dad […]
My father went home to be with His Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, May 8, 2016, as the result of a stroke a few weeks earlier. As my siblings and my mom gathered together in the hospital, with much uncertainty at the time about the eventual outcome, often our conversations would turn to […]