Month: December 2012

  • Home For Christmas

    This year we were home for Christmas. That may sound normal to you, but we’re usually flying some place and spending it with our extended family so being home is a nice change of pace. As our little family grows it’s fun to start and/or continue traditions. One tradition Bethany grew up with was eating…

  • The Craziest Christmas Party We’ll Ever Go To

    One of the perks of working for a company owned by a billionaire is being invited to his mansion in Malibu to play in the snow. Yes, you read that last sentence correctly. Today we spent the day at John Paul Dejoria’s house, owner of Paul Mitchell hair care (the company I work for). It…

  • A Web Pioneer’s Wild Dream

    For some of you a story about a computer guy starting a Web site might sound a little dull. But this isn’t just any story. This is the story of the man who had a vision of sharing with the world the preaching ministry of John Piper through a Web site that is today known…

  • Out of My League

    It was just seven years ago today that Bethany walked down the aisle to a tall and teary-eyed me. It was Yakima, Washington in December and it was the perfect day. A little snow on the ground, but sunny. It was cold outside, but everything was warm inside. I was a scared twenty-one year old…

  • Refreshed

    Thanks to my roommate from college who invited us and the graciousness of his in-laws who watched our kids, Bethany and I had the unexpected blessing of attending the Shane & Shane Christmas Tour with Phil Wickham concert right here in our own town. We’ve been blessed by the music of Shane & Shane and…