Every year, our church hosts a few Christmas concerts and I’m in charge of one. It’s called Songs of Christmas and it’s fantastic. It’s also a lot of work. Hours upon hours are spent finding a theme, picking songs, creating arrangements, rehearsing, set designing, etc. If it were not for the amazing volunteers that help […]
Thankfulness Is A Way Of Life
I’ve found that thankfulness is more of a lifestyle than an action. Ironically, I learned this during one of the most trying times of my life. I worked really hard to graduate from Biola University early. I took extra classes (up to 27 units at a time), balanced multiple jobs (4, to be exact) and […]
Maybe We Got Relationships All Wrong
My Dad said something profound the other day. (He does that a lot. Maybe it’s his age. Maybe it’s his bald head. I don’t know. All I know, is that the man is a modern day sage/prophet/guru.) He said, “You know, son, the more I get to know your Mom, the more I am changed.” […]
Remembrance Helps Shape Reality
I found myself watching my wedding video this past week. I’m not really sure how it happened, quite frankly. It was one of those experiences where I found myself going down a “media rabbit hole.” You know what I’m talking about, right? It’s like when you go on YouTube to watch a tutorial on how […]
The Beauty and Reality of Falling Back
Don’t you just love when we “fall back?” (I’m referring to Daylight Savings, of course, not losing balance and physically falling backwards. That would be both embarrassing and painful.) Getting that extra hour of sleep is F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C. It’s one of those rare moments when nature says, “I see you. I got your back.” You know […]
Temitope 