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We’ve charted some of the highlights of Ethan and Sarah’s lives over the past few years. Many of the photos are scattered across the posts on this blog. Here are nine photos taken at various points in Ethan’s life that show his growth from a baby to a 3-year-old.
Ethan turned 3 over the summer and today was his first day of preschool. (Photo here was taken just before Ethan headed off to school.) We weren’t sure how Ethan would handle being dropped off in an unfamiliar place (last spring’s school visit and last week’s orientation probably helped). But when Mommy dropped Ethan off … Read more
Last Thursday, Sarah finally had her first haircut, at 18 months. Ethan was 14 months old when he had his first haircut. We had no real idea how she would handle her first haircut, but she handled it very well. Here’s proof …
Last night was pretty wild. It was draft night for third season of fantasy football for some people from Centre Grove (and beyond). We had 12 players (or “teams”) the first year, 14 last year, and this year, we’ve gone to two leagues of 12 teams each! (I wrote about my first season of fantasy … Read more
Last week, while returning from State College, I listened to “Holy Discontent,” a message by Bill Hybels presented at the Willow Creek Association Global Leadership Summit a few years ago (I need to listen to it a few more times!). Hybels wrote a book by the same title, which I reviewed in 2008. I love … Read more
At the beginning of my sermon this past Sunday, I said that we limit God (that is, we, the hands and feet of Jesus, limit God’s work in the world). That’s a sobering reality. I’m sure there are many ways we limit God’s work in the world. I talked about four ways in my introduction … Read more
It’s been a while since we’ve posted photos. Last month, we posted a “photo of the day” each day of our vacation in West Virginia. Here are a some more photos from vacation plus a few taken since then.
Three years ago, I wrote Praying for Pastors, a post that includes a 7-day prayer guide for pastors (I encourage you to print it and use it to pray for your pastor, including those of you who are part of Centre Grove or West Side). I’ve been thinking about the prayer guide for a few … Read more
In the years Joleen and I have been married, we can highlight several financial practices that have proven valuable. While we can always be better stewards, we believe the following practices are an important part of being good stewards of what God entrusts us with … 1. Honor God with tithes and offerings!Tithing wasn’t a … Read more
Following up on previous posts (1.0 and 2.0), here are some of the latest Ethanisms we’ve recorded. Several weeks ago while pulling into the church parking lot at Centre Grove, Ethan said, “That was bumpy. It made me wiggle.” You have to watch the use of idioms, which don’t always make sense when taken literally, … Read more