christian life · my journey

What Is Enough???

To change the world, we must change our country. To change our country, we must change our city. To change our city, we must change our community. To change our community, we must change the room. To change the room, we must change the table. To change the table, we must change the conversation. The… Continue reading What Is Enough???

church life · kidmin

Church Stuff Doesn’t Have To Be Boring…

I recently had the opportunity to train children's ministry leaders and volunteers at a local small church.  I have to admit that I was somewhat dreading this event because it was in the middle-of-nowhere in Central California.  I just wasn't looking forward to the 2-hour drive on my Saturday morning.  To my surprise, they actually… Continue reading Church Stuff Doesn’t Have To Be Boring…

christian life · my journey

Failing does NOT make me a Failure!

The feeling of failing SUCKS! There is really no way to sugar coat it... because no matter how you try to justify failure, the yucky feeling is still there! In the past few months, I've had to deal with few failures I had the "privilege" of experiencing. Each time, my heart just sinks to the… Continue reading Failing does NOT make me a Failure!

christian life · family ministry · kidmin · youth ministry

A Tale of Three Boundaries…

This past weekend, I had the privilege of leading a workshop on teaching preteens and teens about helping them to say YES to God's plan for dating, marriage, and sex!  I know, God's crazy sense of humor in that...  🙂 As we're discussing setting rules for teens, we shared a lot of stories from our… Continue reading A Tale of Three Boundaries…

christian life · church life · family ministry · kidmin

monkey see, monkey do…

Yes, it's been a very long time since I last blogged... The last few months have been crazy non-stop... Well, last week, I stopped by my friend's house because I was in the area.  I got to spend some time w/ her 2 kids.  Her older one just turned 3 years old.  As I was… Continue reading monkey see, monkey do…