It's All Grace

a journey with the Thomason family

Category: Family

  • On Being Fragile and Calling 9-1-1

    “Call 9-1-1” Bethany had never told me that before so I knew this was serious. “9-1-1, what’s your emergency?” “Yeah, hi… my wife is on the ground and she’s experiencing some kind of chest pain. I don’t know what to do.” After some basic questions about my location the operator asked: “How old is she?”…

  • Somewhere Between an Artist and an Engineer

    I’ve been thinking a lot about identity. Dad was a building engineer. I say “was” because he’s technically retired, but not because he’s stopped. To this day he continues to build. His 5 acres in the rolling hills of Kentucky are filled with barns and buildings of which he and my mom have designed and…

  • Lemonade and Hanging at the River

    Today was much needed. Actually, I think the last two days have been what we have needed for a while. I don’t know if it’s because we have been so busy, but just some time as a family doing fun things and being together has been good for my soul. The last few weeks have…

  • Carpet Cleaning on New Year’s Eve

    I just spent most of New Year’s Eve shampooing the carpet of my rental house on a cold, wet, winter day. Oh, and I slept in the hallway last night on a temporary bed pad. What do these two things have in common? Puke. The entire family is sick and have been for three days…

  • Christmas Tree 2016

    It’s our 8th annual Christmas Tree video! Enjoy and Merry Christmas from the Thomason family! If you want to see all the videos from previous years, please click here.