Tag: joy
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Young Blood Fathers Club
Like most, if not all, things worth doing, “dadding” is hard work. This is not necessarily unexpected — we all “know” life changes a lot when we become parents, and it won’t always be easy. But, I do think that the challenges that actually lie before a young dad are uncharted and unexpected in…
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10 Years
10 Years. 10 year ago today I made a decision that would change my life forever. Outside of the day I truly gave my life to Jesus, this day pretty much ranks top 2. On this day, I sent a simple text message, “Hey, do you want to grab a coffee?” – or something like…
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Christmas Time
It’s Christmas time again, so every blog you will read will sound oddly familiar, because as the writer of Ecclesiastes noticed, “nothing is new under the sun.” And there’s only so much Christmas that can go around. So, I am not going to pretend that what you are about to read is something you haven’t…
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9 Years, 9 Thoughts
9 years ago today I met the woman who would become my wife. It’s hard to believe that so much time has passed since then. 5.5 years of dating, 3.5 years of marriage, 1.5 year old girl, a boy on the way, bought a home, lead a church, 9 years. And that’s just some highlights,…
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Driver Seat…
I haven’t written anything in a while. In fact, it has been almost 2 months and there is a reason for that. Honestly, a few different reasons. Some pathetic ones, like laziness, time management, and drive – I have started a few blogs, but end up not finishing them. But really the over arching reason,…
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3 Reasons We Will Be Ungrateful This Thanksgiving
Incase you missed it, it’s Thanksgiving this weekend (at least in Canada it is). That’s right, turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, pie, family, football, a lot of good stuff! This is a holiday where we are encouraged to reflect on all the good things that we have and to really try and be grateful and thankful.…
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