For those of you who haven’t met my Grandma Betty, I can’t wait for you to! At 82 years young, she is still outgoing, spunky, and on-the-move. She loves the Lord, her family, and the 1,700 high schoolers to whom she rings through the lunch line each day. She has such a positive attitude and [...]
Today is Samantha’s 26th birthday! Everyone call her and wish her a happy birthday! I love having a younger wife… it keeps me feeling young too. I love you, Sam!!
When the local news reports a house fire we typically don’t pay much attention or think about the impact to the family involved. That changed for us today when we saw my aunt’s house up in flames! Around 6am the house caught fire and it took a couple hours to get it under control. The [...]
This past Saturday Ryan and I took Chelsea to experience the Kansas City Renaissance Festival. The weather was perfect – cool and slightly overcast. We only spent a couple hours there, but we had a fun time watching all the people dressed in period garb, listening to medieval street musicians, exploring the area (similar to [...]
Today is our 4th anniversary!! We are going to celebrate by eating hummus, tabbouleh, and falafel at N&J’s Cafe. If you haven’t seen our wedding photos (or it has been a while), watch the slide show here, or click the link to the right. Enjoy!
Samantha and I met with a new financial planner from Primerica a couple weeks ago and we’ve begun working on a new get-out-of-debt plan. While our debt is small by the world’s standards, the Bible says, “Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another” (Romans 13:8). After sitting down with [...]
My mom has been trying to quit smoking ever since I can remember. As of yesterday she has been cigarette-free for over 2 weeks!!