Faith of a mustard seed

April 15, a day normally known to be Tax day, yesterday came to be known as something else for me and Steph. It may not be the #1 day in my life, but guaranteed it will be in the top three for some time to come and very hard to top. You see, God showed up in a huge way within hours of each other. For years now, Steph and I  have been trying to grow our family. We have been down the adoption road,...

Life and things that matter

Life seems to fly by what matters is taking the time to spend it with those you are close too Our jobs give us titles and label us what matters is who we are not what we do We all make mistakes what matters is learning from those mistakes and moving on People in our lives leave what matters is never forgetting them Some people need help but wont take it what matters is continuing to offer a hand Its...

Become the BEST

I am a Bama fan. I am a Bama fan to the core. Just a few weeks ago, the Tide won their 14th National Championship in a totally dominating fashion. LSU only crossed the 50 yard line one time the entire game and was shut out for the first time in BCS history. It was the third consecutive national championship for a team from the state of Alabama. the Tide won it in 2009, Auburn in 2010 and the Tide...

With….or without….you

I am guilty. This year it seems like, Christmas has not only come faster than ever before, but it also seems like it has been totally missed. This time last year I had seen A Christmas Story at least 8 times, Elf at least 4 or times and various other Christmas movies multiple times. By this week, we had been to several church Christmas programs including an amazing production at Woodstock First Baptist...

Never Once

Today is Thanksgiving, 2011. As usual, we spent it in Douglasville with Steph’s family and will as usual, spend Christmas with my family. There are a lot of people talking about what they are thankful for. Steph even asked me on the way home tonight what I am thankful for and of course I said the safe, textbook answers: “I am thankful for my wife, my family and second chances in life.” What...