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December 26, 2012
Miraculous Moments
She stumbled out, hair in her face, wiping her eyes, remembering with ferocity the day. It was Christmas! The gifts adorned the bottom of the tree, yet what took her attention was the gifts held within her stocking. We have a tradition in our household; no matter the time you wake up from going to [...]
December 14, 2012
Rewards for Faith
In light of the holiday season, one of the greatest times of our young lives seems to be the joy of Christmas morning. Presents strewn across carpeted or hardwood floors covered by nearly dead green fragments that spoke of a once healthy, now water neglected tree ready to catch on fire with the next flip [...]
December 12, 2012
Caged In
I’d never seen such a blue neck before. The feathers were absolutely breathtaking, and as the peacock spread its plume in all it’s pride, my son exclaimed with glee, “Daddy, can we take it home and keep it?” I played along, as I wanted to see where Noah was going with this. Where can we [...]
December 6, 2012
Day Two of Memories
The second day of his birth we recovered. I wrote a blog in exhaustion to update my friends and family while Kelly had some respite after having given birth. She was staying at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital in her own room, albeit cramped a little bit, while her mother cared for her. We were so eager [...]
December 5, 2012
He Would Be Two Today
I make no apologies for writing about Samuel James Parkins, my second son who was born this day two years ago, for I have nothing to be sorry for. I’ve heard some parents do some pretty interesting things for the children they have lost, and having gone through something so traumatic, who am I that [...]
December 3, 2012
The Faithfulness of God (Liver Results Update)
We drove a familiar drive down to SCRIPPS and made our way through the early morning hues past Oceanside, Carlsbad, Del Mar and into La Jolla. Names forever etched in our memories. Christian was sleeping in the back as Kelly and I, seeing the sun poke above the horizon, spoke to each other’s hearts and [...]
November 27, 2012
Fingers in My Nostrils (Updates)
Ok. I know the bulk of my previous weeks’ blogs have been devoted to devotionals. This morning, I feel it necessary at the moment to enlighten my faithful readers, particularly those who enjoy commenting, what happens each morning, as well as a few other things. When I title this blog as “Fingers in my nostrils,” [...]
November 26, 2012
This is What God Does
Read: Daniel 2.17-23, Jeremiah 33.3, Isaiah 42.16-17 The Lord changes times and seasons. Just when we think things can’t get any worse, God is in the business of changing things. They may not always be brought about the way we think best, but we have to trust that the Lord does things differently than us; [...]
November 24, 2012
In Your Element Today and Tomorrow Free
Hello! I wanted to let you all know that today and tomorrow, like last weekend for “We Have Hope,” one of my first books out, “In Your Element,” is available for download for free. I know many of you who are subscribed to this blog are probably tired or have no doubt downloaded this book [...]
November 23, 2012
Ten Times Better
Read: Daniel 1.19-21 Jesus calls us to be the salt of the earth, to be the light of the world, but what does this really look like to us personally? We find an incredible example with Daniel and his three friends when the king, Nebuchadnezzar, finds them to be ten times “better” than all the [...]
